"Mental illness" means a mental, or emotional disorder that substantially impairs a person's thought, perception of reality, emotional process, judgment, behavior, or ability to cope with the ordinary demands of life, but does not include a developmental disability, dementia or Alzheimer's disease absent psychosis, a substance use disorder, or an abnormality manifested only by repeated criminal or otherwise antisocial conduct.
405 ILCS 5/1-129
Mental illness
Known as the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code
The act spans §§ 405-5-1-100 to 405-5-1-129 (49 sections).
P.A. 100-759, eff. 1-1-19.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.