What's the Mental Health

difference
Resources

Mental
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:

800-273-8255

between
Find a Psychiatrist:

http://finder.psychiatry.org/

Health
Find a Psychologist:

https://locator.apa.org/

the two?
Find a Therapist:

https://members.adaa.org/page/FATMain

Resources
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Magellan Health, 23 May 2018,

&
Mental
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mental-illness/.

2. Canadian Mental Health Association. “What's the Difference

between Mental Health and Mental Illness?” What's the Difference

between Mental Health and Mental Illness?, Here to Help, 2015,

www.heretohelp.bc.ca/q-and-a/whats-the-difference-between-

Illness
mental-health-and-mental-illness.

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Colleges, Best Colleges. 26 June 2019,

www.bestcolleges.com/resources/top-5-mental-health-problems-

facing-college-students.
 What is Anxiety What is
&
Mental Health? Depression Mental Illness?
While there are several major types of
Mental health is used when Mental illness is only used when
mental illnesses, anxiety and depression
referring to a person's overall well- referring to mental disorders—it is
are the most common among Americans

being.1 something that is medically

today. 1

diagnosed.1

Well-being includes not only a Depression stems from a chemical

person's psychological state but imbalance in the brain. A person might Mental illness affects a person's

1 display physical and emotional symptoms,

their emotional state as well. ability to think and feel, and
such as poor sleeping patterns and
oftentimes causes distress.1
feelings of extreme sadness, desperation,
Having good mental health means
and inadequacy. 3
that a person is able to cope with Mental illness can affect anyone

life's everyday stressors while still

Anxiety is when someone experiences regardless of age, gender, social

1 2
being able to work productively. extreme amounts of stress. It has a standing, religion or race/ethnicity.

tendency to interfere with a person's daily

life and can stop from them from

If a person is unable to handle life's It is something that can be caused

completing regular everyday activities.3

stressors properly then it could hint by genes, trauma, abuse, and family
2
to poor mental health.1 history of mental illness.
While these symptoms may seem normal to

experience, once they become a regular

aspect to a person's day, then it might be

time to seek proper help.