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MENTAL ILLNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention
Synonyms:
mental disease; mental illness; psychopathy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("mental illness" is a kind of...):
mental condition; mental state; psychological condition; psychological state ((psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mental illness"):
megalomania (a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur)
insanity (relatively permanent disorder of the mind)
psychosis (any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted)
Antonym:
mental health (the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment)
Context examples:
Efforts in neural development; neurodegeneration, especially in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, mental illness and traumatic injury to the brain and spinal cord are few examples of the promise of this field.
(Biology of the Brain Disorders, NCI Thesaurus)
A serious mental illness marked by unstable moods and impulsive behavior.
(Borderline personality disorder, NCI Dictionary)
Chronic insomnia goes hand in hand with various long-term health issues such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes, as well as mental illness such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicide.
(Can't Sleep? Could Be Down to Genetics, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
It's important to recognize and treat mental illnesses in children early on.
(Child Mental Health, NIH: National Institute of Mental Health)
