2016
Behind the Term: Serious Mental Illness
United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
"The terms chronic mental illness, serious mental illness, serious and persistent mental illness, severe and persistent mental illness, and severe mental illness are often used interchangeably; however, the most current terms used to refer to mental disorders requiring routine management are 'serious mental illness' and 'severe and persistent mental illness'. The terms 'serious and persistent mental illness' and 'seriously and persistently mentally ill' evolved from the term 'chronically mentally ill'. However, with recognition that not all forms of serious mental illness are chronic and that persons diagnosed with a serious mental illness can be responsive to treatment, services, and recovery supports, 'chronic' and 'persistent' have been dropped from the federal definition and 'mentally ill' has been replaced by person-first language (i.e., persons with serious mental illness)."
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  • URL
  • Publisher
    United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  • Date
    2016
  • Copyright
    Public Domain
  • Retrieved From
    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: www.samhsa.gov/
  • Format
    pdf
  • Media Type
    application/pdf
  • Subject
    Public health/Mental health
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