[COBOL2Java]

The question is are those things with which the child is afflicted considered to be mental illness?

Depends on what she does with them.

If all she does is give one-sided, unbalanced speeches and scowls at those who disagree with her, then she's just your average nutcase lib. If the Secret Service tackles her while running and screaming toward the White House grounds, then maybe.

[bankwalker]

then she's just your average nutcase lib.

I personally consider that to be a mental illness.