2007-04-12 18:35:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
i think that if left untreated any mental illness can be terminal. the reason that i feel that way is because when people commit suicide it is because they had a mental illness that they could no longer take and didn't know any other way to make the pain stop and they are either unmedicated or on the wrong meds and didn't go get it changed. so yes in that instance i think that it can be terminal if you allow it to be. just my thoughts
2007-04-12 18:44:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
medical prognosis does no longer consistently require a blood try in truth plenty do not require one yet medical doctors do them besides to envision for different situations (and definite even contained in the mentally ill it really is being performed ) some require blood checks, some require an ecg, some require an auscultation or a medical heritage for a medical prognosis and for psychological ailments the diagnostic technique is a lot extra complete a psychological status exam, actual exam and neurological exam as well as a sturdy heritage is needed and definite the blood checks. and in no way all ailments may bring about death which incorporates your epidermis ailments, colds etc and by the fashion melancholy can. And clone of any actual indicators prognosis in accordance with psychological indicators are in accordance with period, severity, frequency and wise impairment. once you've an headache for an afternoon it in all likelihood ability no longer some thing in basic terms as in case you've been depressed in an afternoon. it should be diverse if it lasted a lot longer or extra severe. i'm hoping I defined issues sparkling sufficient for you to get a extra acceptable understanding of how diagnoses are made
2016-12-03 22:52:34 · answer #2 · answered by meran 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think so, however there are probably illness which are associated with the brain which are terminal, and some of the side effects may be mental illness...
2007-04-12 18:46:34 · answer #3 · answered by Kira 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depression and manic depression as well as schizoaffective disorder can all lead to suicide. But there are treatments available, so I don't know if they would be classified as being terminal illnesses.
Alzheimers Disease could probably be classified as a terminal illness.
2007-04-13 12:55:55 · answer #4 · answered by ambr123 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't heard of a mental illness that was terminal. There are neurological illnesses that are terminal that also affect the mind - rabies being just one.
2007-04-12 18:39:32 · answer #5 · answered by Schizm 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, Dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive fatal illness that causes areas of the brain to shrink. The resulting symptoms start with memory loss and other cognitive deficits, advancing to major personality changes and eventual loss of control over bodily functions.
2007-04-12 18:40:10 · answer #6 · answered by Karma 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
yes, someone who is depressed, and commits suicide. but all mental illnesses are treatable.
2007-04-12 18:41:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, stupid is terminal though long term.
2007-04-12 18:38:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't think so. I have known people who were quite nuts, and lived into their 90s
2007-04-12 18:38:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Being suicidal would be. Also, anorexia eventually leads to death if there's no intervention.
2007-04-12 18:38:01 · answer #10 · answered by Katherine W 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋