Symptoms of Mental Illness
Categories of
Symptoms
Asocial behaviour
Change in behaviour
Depression
Emotional disorders
Thought disorders
Cognitive and
perceptual problems
Examples
Apathy, withdrawal, drop out from cultural
and leisure activities
Hyperactivity or inactivity, substance abuse,
unusual touchiness, recklessness, abnormal
posture, drop in personal hygiene and
attention to appearance, change in sleeping
and eating habits, inability to wash and feed
oneself.
Serious change in weight
pessimism
suicidal words or thoughts
lack of interest in activities
extreme fatigue
Indifference
inappropriate laughter
continuous crying/inability to cry
unusual hostility
inability to express joy
exaggerated fear and distrust
Trouble with concentration or memory
confused thinking/speech
absurd remarks
trouble dealing with minor problems
impaired reasoning
Spatio-temporal disorientation
short-term memory problems
inability to wash and feed oneself
inability to resolve everyday problems