A strikingly high percentage of individuals develop 1 or more forms of mental disorder throughout their lifetimes. Far from being figments of the imagination or products of weak volition or will, mental illnesses are among the most impairing conditions on earth. Studying the ways in which the mind can “go wrong” tells us a great deal about the ways in which the mind can fl ourish, and vice versa. An initial question pertains to defi ning mental disorder. The search for objective, biological indicators of mentally disturbed functioning continues, but social and cultural factors are inherent in any definition.
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