Mental illness definition

Mental illness. (MI) means a substantial disorder of thinking, mood, perception, orientation or memory that grossly impairs judgment, behaviour, capacity to recognise reality or ability to meet the ordinary demands of life, but does not include retardation which is a condition of arrested or incomplete development of mind of a person, specially characterised by sub normality of intelligence

Mental illness means mental disease to such extent that a person so afflicted requires care and treatment for his own welfare, or the welfare of others, or of the community.

Mental illness means a psychiatric or psychological condition classified as such in the most current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) regardless of the underlying cause of the Mental Illness. If the DSM is discontinued, Liberty will use the replacement chosen or published by the American Psychiatric Association.

Examples of Mental illness in a sentence

• Dual diagnosis programs offer integrated and aligned assessment, treatment and discharge planning services for treatment of severe or com­ plex co‐occurring conditions which make it unlikely that you will benefit from programs that focus solely on Mental Illness conditions.

• Remember, to receive benefits for Covered Services, (except for Mental Illness other than Serious Mental Illness), they must be ordered or approved by your Primary Care Physician or Woman's Principal Health Care Provider.

• This is a Hospital‐based program that provides services for at least 3 hours per day, 2 or more days per week, to treat Mental Illness or Substance Use Disorders or specializes in the treatment of co‐occurring Mental Illness and Substance Use Dis­ orders.

• A Facility that mainly provides treatment for people with Mental Illness.

• Remember, to receive benefits for Covered Services, (except for the treatment of Mental Illness other than Serious Mental Illness), they must be performed by or ordered by your Primary Care Physician or Woman's Principal Health Care Pro­ vider.

More Definitions of Mental illness

Mental illness means a substantial disorder of thought, mood, perception, orientation, or memory that grossly impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to meet the ordinary demands of life.

Mental illness means a substantial disorder of thought or mood that significantly impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to cope with the ordinary demands of life.

Mental illness means a diagnostic term that covers many clinical categories, typically including behavioral or psychological symptoms, or both, along with impairment of personal and social function, and specifically defined and clinically interpreted through reference to criteria contained in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Third Edition) and any subsequent revision thereto, of the American Psychiatric Association. KRS § 510.010.

Mental illness means that term as defined in section 400 of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1400.

Mental illness means a disorder of thought, mood, emotion, perception, or orientation that significantly impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to address basic life necessities and requires care and treatment for the health, safety, or recovery of the individual or for the safety of others.

Mental illness means a substantial disorder of thought or mood that significantly impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to cope with the ordinary demands of life, and includes, but is not limited to, clinical depression.

Mental illness means a major mental disorder as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM IV- TR) limited to schizophrenic, paranoid and schizoaffective disorders, bipolar (manic-depressive), and atypical psychosis. "Mental Illness" for pre- admission screening means having both a primary diagnosis of a major mental disorder (schizophrenic, paranoid, major affective and schizoaffective disorders, or atypical psychosis) and treatment related to the diagnosis in the past two years. Diagnoses of dementia or Alzheimer's are excluded.