mental illness

Example Sentences

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Mr Reed, 50, has a history of mental illness and has been arrested 72 times since he turned 18, according to a Chicago affiliate of the BBC's partner CBS News.

From BBC

Today, psychiatrists emphasize mental illness’s biological and hereditary origin, which forms the basis for many treatments.

From The Wall Street Journal

It also allows for assisted dying if treatment offers no reasonable prospect of recovery or improvement in the patient's condition, but not to end unbearable suffering from mental illness.

From Barron's

The unit housed incarcerated people who were considered unsafe to live with the general population because of the nature of their offenses, as well as some who had diagnoses for severe mental illnesses.

From Los Angeles Times

During the event, candidates were asked how they would approach a range of issues that impact an individual’s health, including aging, nutrition and mental illness.

From Los Angeles Times