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He is an engaging writer, and an able and authoritative guide to the social history of mental illness.

I have to tell you, and I don’t mind my saying that it was mental illness, I think, in a lot of ways that made it so, that I was too angry.

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We were already prepared with coping strategies, relationships with therapists and some understanding of the warning signs of an impending mental illness crisis.

His tenure as police chief included some controversies, among them the fatal police shooting in 2009 of an unarmed motorist on Route 1 who had a history of mental illness.

Queen Charlotte seeks excitement to avoid hours of dwelling on her husband’s mental illness.

Few reports of his mental illness discuss lead poisoning as a possible reason for his mental deterioration.

“It's insane to see what the extreme version of that type of helpless anger combined with mental illness can create,” Cook wrote.

But 42.9 million Americans over age 18 suffer some form of mental illness.

Abilify is actually a powerful anti-psychotic given to people with severe mental illness.

More than secular nationalist movements or industrial interests or mental illness or knitting groups?

The mental illness of the king became now apparent to those around him, but it was not spoken of publicly.

And, lastly: "Have you ever been a patient in a hospital for mental illness?"

It was the common-sense and rational attitude of my employer toward mental illness which determined the issue.

During our talk, I so shaped the conversation that the possibility of a recurrence of my mental illness was discussed.

Even at sixteen Ann Saymer had very positive ideas about curing mental illness, which was the epidemic sickness of their world.

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On this page you'll find 38 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to mental illness, such as: insanity, mental disorder, personality disorder, crack up, craziness, and delusions.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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