Mental Health and Its Effects

February 23rd, 2010 admin

Mental health is the term that describe the state of the human brain and mind. When everything is working as it should be, then one’s mental health is considered to be good. However, problems arise that affect the brain or mind. These can include eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa, as well as obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD. These are conditions which tend to affect younger people, although older people can have them, too. Dementia , another mental health concern, primarily affects older people, although, like many diseases, it knows no age limit. Anorexia nervosa is a condition in which people believe they are too fat. It primarily affects women, but men…


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