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What does it feel like to have a nervous breakdown?
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Layman term: A nervous breakdown is a layman's term for an initial or recurrent episode or exacerbation of a mental illness. It could be any kind of emotional disorder such as a suicide attempt in major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder or the first psychotic episode of schizophrenia. In any case, it is usually severe enough to cause intense distress for the person & the need for hospitalization.
Answered 8/23/2013
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