Mental disability

Mental disability may 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