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==Types of mental health professionals==
==Types of mental health professionals==
Professionals who treat mental illness include [[therapist]]s with a degree in [[social work]], [[psychologist]]s, and [[psychiatrist]]s, marriage and family therapists.
Professionals involved in the care and treatment of people suffering from mental disorder include [[mental health nurses]], [[social workers]], [[psychiatrists]] and [[occupational therapists]].
==Mental illness and the law==
==Mental illness and the law==
Scientists who adhere to a purely physical model of mental health regard many aspects of mental illness as disorders of the brain. <ref>"Mental health disorders ... such as [[depression]], [[bipolar disorder]], [[schizophrenia]] and even [[borderline personality disorder]] are medical disorders of the brain." [http://www.mental-health-today.com/index.htm Mental Health Today] </ref>
Scientists who adhere to a purely physical model of mental health regard many aspects of mental illness as disorders of the brain. <ref>"Mental health disorders ... such as [[depression]], [[bipolar disorder]], [[schizophrenia]] and even [[borderline personality disorder]] are medical disorders of the brain." [http://www.mental-health-today.com/index.htm Mental Health Today] </ref>
==Mental Health Services in the U.S.==
Basically, if you are mentally ill in the US, you're done for. If you can't pay for the care and treatment you need, you must suffer.
However, all UK citizens are entitled to mental health care which is free at the point of delivery.
Go figure ;)
==Notes==
==Notes==