Recovery Model

Key Points about Mental Illness

• There are many mental illnesses.
• These illnesses can affect one's cognition, emotions and muscle activity.
• Symptoms of mental illness often distort one's thinking, feeling, speech, motor ability and behavior.
• Anyone can be diagnosed with a mental illness.
• These illnesses may cause one's emotions to feel flat, may take away desire and drive, can reduce the experience of pleasure and make one want to withdraw from people.
• Mental illnesses interrupt many social, relational and vocational functions.