Knowing when and how to get help for mental illness can be the first step towards helping someone you love. Just one of the symptoms listed below may not indicate mental illness. Confused thinking Prolonged severe depression Excessive anxiety or fear Withdrawl from others Denial of obvious problems Marked changes in eating or sleeping patterns Anger or hostility out of proportion to the situation Growing inability to cope with problems and daily activitites Thinking or talking about suicide Return to Top . Developmental Disabilities Developmental disabilities result when the brain doesn't develop or work the way it should. Physical impairments may prevent people from being able to control their movements or to speak clearly.
Some developmental disabilities are a combination of both.
These disabilities appear before a person is 22 years of age, and include. There is no cure for developmental disabilities. However, Kent CMH has a full system of supports that can be of help to children and adults with developmental disabilities, and to their caregivers. Return to Top Substance Abuse Addiction is a serious illness. The abuse of drugs and alcohol is by far the leading cause of preventable illnesses and premature death in our society.