Synonyms for mental illness
men·tal ill·ness

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1. mental illness, mental disease, psychopathynoun

   any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention

   Synonyms:
   psychopathy, mental disease

   Antonyms:
   mental health

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1. Montana Republican Rep.Matt Rosendale:

   Advocating for taxpayer-funded gender transition surgeries is an absolute disgrace, this is yet another radical policy proposal by an administration with no concern for the reality of its harmful effects on those suffering from mental illness who have sacrificed for our country.

2. Jacqueline Jones:

   So many people live these situations. We know how many women go to jail to protect their man or take a bullet for their man. Or maybe you don't have a Cookie in your family, but you may have a gay person or someone who suffers from mental illness.

3. Diane Black:

   So I believe mental illness is something we’ve got to address. We’ve got to address the family.

4. The American stand-up comedienne:

   Definitely whatever you think of it, it's a conversation. You walk out of there talking to your friends about mental illness, about depression, about what deserves empathy, what deserves sympathy, you might walk away having nothing but disdain for this woman. People have harder childhoods than she had and persevere through them with aplomb but it's not a competition. (For) this woman, life is hard for her.

5. Johnny Rice:

   The stigma of mental illness can't be something that influences response, it has to be officers who have a sensitivity and awareness of the issue and also understand that they have resources and tools that can assist them to ensure that a person does not harm themselves or others.