National Alliance On Mental Illnes (nami)

You say, “either,” and I say, “neither” — it’s all in the way we use words sometimes. When we talk about mental illness we sometimes use words like “conditions.” The words are interchangeable. More recently we describe mental illness as “behavioral health.” On the other hand, we talk about “disorders.” Whatever we choose to say, the bottom line is we (at NAMI) are talking about mental “health” and diseases that impact our behaviors.