Be realistic and acknowledge that everyone grows old. If Mental Illness Occurs Despite the best efforts to prevent mental illness, it still occurs. The causes may be physical changes in the brain, genetic factors present since birth, or outside factors beyond anyone's control. Fortunately, most mental illnesses can be treated successfully and the person returned to a full and productive life. Learn about mental illness and its warning signs.
Prompt treatment can avert more serious problems.
What Else To Do People with a mental illness often face the stigma attached by society to mental illness. This stigma causes discrimination against people with a mental illness in employment, housing, health care, and an ability to buy health insurance. By learning more about mental illness and the effectiveness of treatment, this discrimination can end, removing the stigma that acts as a barrier to successful treatment.