Mental illness
Mental illness noun - Any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention.
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Synonyms for Mental illness
Psychological disorder and mental illness are semantically related In some cases you can use "Psychological disorder" instead a noun phrase "Mental illness".
Psychological disorder
Psychological disorder noun - (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness.
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Synonyms for Psychological disorder
Mental illness and psychological disorder are semantically related in disorder topic. You can use "Mental illness" instead a noun phrase "Psychological disorder".
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- derangement and mental illness
- derangement and psychological disorder
- madness and mental illness
- madness and psychological disorder
- obsession and mental illness
- obsession and psychological disorder
- compulsion and mental illness
- compulsion and psychological disorder
- disturbance and mental illness
- disturbance and psychological disorder
- affliction and mental illness
- affliction and psychological disorder
- neurosis and mental illness
- neurosis and psychological disorder
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