What is the difference between mental health and mental illness?
What are prime examples of each category and why is a disorder such as bipolar both classified under both mental health and mental illness?
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It's unclear what you're asking. – Carey Gregory Apr 05 '18 at 00:39
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@CareyGregory Mental health and mental illness are often used interchangeably but have different meanings. I was asking why some disorders such as bipolar is sometimes said to be a mental health issue or sometimes said to be a mental illness – Computing Corn Apr 05 '18 at 13:39
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A "mental health issue" is an informal layman's term with no precise meaning. – Carey Gregory Apr 05 '18 at 14:25
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Would you like to go to the hospital mental health unit for an appointment or to the mental illness unit? – Graham Chiu Apr 05 '18 at 20:19
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@CareyGregory I was referring to the term 'mental health'. Not ' mental health issue'. – Computing Corn Apr 06 '18 at 15:19
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Mental health is the term used for the field that includes mental illnesses. They aren't exclusive or opposing terms, they're used differently.
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A very basic answer because anything beyond that is not clearly asked by the question. – DoctorWhom Apr 05 '18 at 01:51