mental illness

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The just-quirky-girls-at-a-country-club mood does eventually turn darker, but the musical, like some other works of art about mental illness, often falls into the trap of romanticizing it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

By and large, experts point to systematic failures that leave Americans more vulnerable to mental illness and without access to drug-free interventions, which cost both time and money.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

Maddock and Smucny have long studied how brain chemistry is connected to mental illness using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy, also known as 1H-MRS.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

But the issue has been more fraught when discussing patients with mental illness.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

"Do you know if your grandfather has a history of mental illness?"

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour