Mental disability

Mental disabilitymay refer to:

• Developmental disability,a chronic condition due to mental or physical impairments arising before adulthood
• Disabilities affecting intellectual abilities,medical conditions affecting cognitive ability including:
  • Intellectual disability,also known as general learning disability, a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder
  • Learning disability,where a person has difficulty learning in a typical manner
• Mental disorder,also called mental illness or psychiatric disorder, a behavioral or mental pattern that causes impairment of personal functioning
  • Neurodevelopmental disorder,a disorder of brain function
• Emotional and behavioral disorders,a disability classification used in educational settings

See also

• Mental health
• Physical disability