What's the diff betw mental illness and disorder?

Posted by Deneb on August 5, 2005, at 23:52:56

Is there a difference?
I tend to think of myself as having a mental disorder and not illness.
To me, the term "illness" suggests that something is inherently wrong with a individual which causes that individual significant difficulties regardless of whether there are interactions with other people.
The term "disorder" suggests to me that the individual is different in ways that cause that individual and others significant difficulties and these difficulties arise only through interactions with others.
What do others think about this?
Deneb

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