I understand what you mean Seesaw, but there are actually 2 separate definitions for mental illness n mental disorder - the media has successfully grouped any mental health problem and "out of the ordinary action" together to form their own definition of "mental illness" - and that is what society views it as now because of that. NAMI - even though the name itself is "national alliance for the mentally ill" I believe stipulates it helps both those with mental illness and mental disorders, I may be wrong - but I believe that's how it goes. Most likely at one time it focused on illnesses only and then incorporated the disorders. But now - as they are discussing DSM-V they are not even sure how to define a mental health disorder anymore. So - its a gray area where the mental health disorders begin n end. Mental health illness though is clearly defined as a condition which affects cognition, behavior, and emotion. That comes out of the DSM and will go in the DSM-V the same way. So yes, it is a wide array of things but it does not mean it encompasses everything the media or some laymen would have a person believe.