Mental illness

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Mental illness affects one in five adults each year. Watch the following TED talk about understanding mental illness.

Toward a New Understanding of Mental Illness (Links to an external site.)
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Choose one of the following mental illnesses to research. Explain why this illness should not be considered a behavioral disorder. How can describe the illness as a brain disorder aid in treatment?

ADHD
Bipolar
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Addiction
Depression
Anxiety