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With all due respect folks, I believe using diabetes is a good example. As hamster-bamster pointed out, a person diagnosed with diabetes has to make changes in the way they think and act. IMHO, having a mental illness does the same thing. Some folks with diabetes can manage the problem with diet and exercise. Some folks need insulin. Some folks with mental illness can manage the problem with changes in thinking and actin, others need meds.
As for whether mental illness is biologically caused or the result of life events, there's a growing body of evidence that indicates it's the interaction of both. That's why two people can live through the same event one becomes ill, the other does not.
Johnny, you mentioned tests to diagnose mental illnesses. I saw a news article a couple of weeks ago that researchers have developed a blood test to diagnose depression. I believe the day will come, likely not in my lifetime, but eventually, that there will be medical tests available for mental illnesses.
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