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What is Mental Illness?

Mental illnesses are biological brain disorders that can affect children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. They are caused by biochemical disturbances in the brain.

Statistics show that 1 in every 4 families is affected by mental illness. Locally, more than 200,000 people right here in Franklin County suffer from these diseases.

NAMI Franklin County is working hard to improve the quality of life for individuals in our area that suffer from mental illness and to provide support for the people who love them.

Mental illnesses are not caused by bad parenting, character weaknesses, or character flaws. Mental illnesses are not the same things as mental retardation. However, mental illnesses do cause severe disturbances in thinking, feeling, and relating, and they can cause people to have a difficult time coping with the ordinary demands of life.

Learn more now!

• Mental Illness Facts & Stats
  
• About Antipsychotic Medications
  
• About Psychiatric Diagnoses
  
• About Recovery
  
• About Taking Psychiatric Medications
• About Treatments & Medications
  
  
  
• ADHD & ADD - General Information
  
  
  
• Bipolar Disorder - General Information
• Bipolar Disorder - Help Guide
  
• Bipolar Disorder - Resources
  
  
  
• Borderline Personality Disorder - General Information
  
• Borderline Personality Disorder - Help Guide
  
• Borderline Personality Disorder - Resources
  
  
  
• Depression - General Information
• Depression - Help Guide
  
• Depression - Resources
  
• About Antidepressant Medications - Help Guide
  
  
  
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - General Information
  
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - Help Guide
  
  
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - Resources
  
  
  
• Panic Disorder - General Information
  
• Panic Disorder - Help Guide
  
  
• Panic Disorder - Resources
  
  
  
• Schizoaffective Disorder - Help Guide
  
• Schizophrenia - Help Guide
  
  
• Schizophrenia - Resources
  
  

Contact Us:
mail@namifc.org | 614-501-6264
4500 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43213

 

Related Files

About Anti-psychotic Medications (PDF File)
About Taking Psychiatric Medications (PDF File)
Bipolar Disorder - Info Guide (PDF File)
Bipolar Disorder - Resources (PDF File)
Borderline Personality Disorder - Info Guide (PDF File)
Borderline Personality Disorder - Resources (PDF File)
Depression - Info Guide (PDF File)
Depression - Resources (PDF File)
About Anti-depressant Medications (PDF File)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - Info Guide (PDF File)
Obsessive Compulsive - Resources (PDF File)
Panic Disorder - Info Guide (PDF File)
Panic Disorder - Resources (PDF File)
Schizoaffective Disorder - Info Guide (PDF File)
Schizophrenia - Info Guide (PDF File)
Schizophrenia - Resources (PDF File)

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