Sure, it's not, but it's a term used to describe a wide collection of conditions that are in the DSM. In some ways, asserting that someone has "a mental illnes

Sure, it's not, but it's a term used to describe a wide collection of conditions that are in the DSM. In some ways, asserting that someone has "a mental illness" is worse than saying they have something specific, like bipolar disorder. It's lazy and dehumanizing, and takes away their agency.