Emotional disorder and Mental disturbance

Emotional disorder

Emotional disorder noun - Any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant.

Mental disturbance and emotional disorder are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mental disturbance" instead a noun phrase "Emotional disorder".

Mental disturbance

Mental disturbance noun - (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness.

Emotional disorder and mental disturbance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Emotional disorder" instead a noun phrase "Mental disturbance".
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