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
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
Mr. Herrin pleaded not guilty by reasons of mental disease or defect.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2023
Echolalia is a mental disease which makes people immediately repeat things that well people around them say.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
