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Don’t miss: ‘I currently give him $1,000 a month’: My grandson has severe mental illness.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

Linton had struggled with bipolar disorder for years before the crash and was twice hospitalized due to issues related to her mental illness.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

As part of the health campaign, the government said some of the fears could be linked to Koro syndrome, a mental illness otherwise known as missing or genital retraction hysteria.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Most are modeled after Britain’s Infanticide Act, which operates on the assumption that a woman who harms her child within a year of giving birth is suffering from a postpartum mental illness.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

Well, it also took some degree of mental illness, too, but I was suddenly happy for her.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie




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