Diagnoses and symptoms

There's a real power in understanding. By making the effort to understand your loved one's diagnosis and symptoms, you'll have the power to empathize with their experiences and support them with greater compassion. You'll also boost your ability to tell the difference between their personality and the mental illness.

Take this lesson to learn about how severe mental illness is defined and diagnoses are made. You'll also understand how to recognize the common symptoms of mental illness.