Are there too many mental illnesses?

There certainly is the worry of pathologizing unusual but still behavior that can be considered on the far end of normal without resort to calling it a mental illness or disorder. read more

Using the most recent data available, Mental Health in California: For Too Many, Care Not There provides an overview of mental health in California: disease prevalence, suicide rates, supply and use of treatment providers, and mental health in the correctional system. read more

Most people are familiar with a few mental illnesses. We have an official book called the DSM-4-TR which lists all the ones that are currently recognized, but professionals all know that sometime very soon there will be a new list and then this will all change (UPDATE now the DSM-5). read more