mental disease
Example Sentences
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Holloway tried to present evidence that he had suffered from a mental disease.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024
She concluded that Rothman was suffering from “a mental disease or defect” but not one that compromised his cognition enough to render him legally incompetent.
From Scientific American • Aug. 17, 2023
She has pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect to some of her charges.
From Washington Times • Feb. 15, 2023
An exam by a forensic psychiatrist found Harris “presently suffering from a mental disease or defect rendering him incompetent to proceed,” the judge wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2023
I would include a large amount of what is called mental disease, and most varieties of cancer, in this category.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
