mental illness
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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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