10 Common Mental Illnesses Crash Course

What is mental illness or mental disorder? According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, mental illness is defined as a condition that negatively affects a person's thinking, feeling or mood for a sustained period of time.

You might be wondering “Is depression a mental illness? What about anxiety?” Yes, they are. In fact, they are the most common types of mental illnesses. In this video, we cover 10 of the more common mental illnesses: Anxiety, Personality, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, PTSD, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Eating Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Schizophrenia or Psychotic Disorders.

This is one of our first-ever in-depth video compiling the different mental health conditions. If you would like to support our channel and help us create more content like this, let us know in the comments below.

Credits
Script Writer: Spicevicious
Script Editor: Kelly Soong and Tai Khuong
VO: Amanda Silvera
Animator: Naye Meneses
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

References:
https://adaa.org/about-adaa/press-room/facts-statistics
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/personality-disorders.shtml
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd.shtml
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/adhdadd
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd.shtml
https://adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/depression
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/bipolar-disorder.shtml
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/eating-disorders.shtml
https://www.helpguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/binge-purge-cycle-innertext-crop-3072-1.jpg
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd.shtml

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