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Questions were based on information from CDC and The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Disorders.

1)Which physical illnesses can be caused by poor mental health?

Correct answer: All of the above.
Poor mental health increases the risk for heart diseases, stroke and cancer.

2) Is mental health disorder a common issue?

Correct answer: Yes.
About 1 in 5 people in the U.S. "will experience mental illness at some point in their lives," according to CDC.

3) Suicide is the ___ cause of death among people from 15 to 34 in the U.S.

Correct answer: 2nd.

4) Can mental health be treated?

Correct answer: Yes.

5) Half of mental illness occurs before a person turns __ years old

Correct answer: 14.

6) How many mental disorders are there defined by The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Disorders?

Correct answer: Over 400.

7) Which one listed below is not mental disorder?

Correct answer: None of them.
You may feel surprised but it is true. Therefore, mental illnesses are very common.

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