What is a Mental Health Condition vs Illness?

Healthy Illness · Feb 14, 2023 · 20m

Ep. 69 What's the difference between a mental health condition and a mental illness? A mental health illness has to be diagnosed by a licensed mental health professional or other medical professional. A person cannot diagnose themselves with a mental illness. However, a mental health condition is really any moment in time that someone is dealing with the effects of lower mental health status.

One in five Americans will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime. This includes things like grief, bouts of sadness. Examples of mental health illnesses that I personally have been…