mental disorder

Noun

Meaning

(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

mental disturbance psychological disorder disturbance mental illness folie mental health disorders mental health conditions mental health issues mental disability mental disease mental deficiency emotional disorder mental sickness mental derangement intellectual disability

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Antonyms

cognitive functioning emotional stability mental balance balanced mind mental stability stability of mind

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Hypernyms

disorder upset

Hyponyms

neurosis aberration delirium anxiety disorder neuroticism affective disorder

Related terms

mentally disordered

Examples

Accused unfit to stand trial The issue of mental disorder may also come into play before a trial even begins, if the accused's mental state prevents the accused from being able to appreciate the nature of a trial and to conduct a defence. Source: Internet

A Review Board is responsible for both accused persons found NCR or accused persons found unfit to stand trial on account of mental disorder. Source: Internet

And it's really - it's well-meaning idiocy by people who've never had to deal with an actual mental disorder to think that it's - that it can be repaired by something like that. Source: Internet

Charged with first-degree murder, Carmichael — who had promoted fitness in children as national project director for the now-defunct ParticipAction — was found not criminally responsible by reason of a mental disorder in 2005. Source: Internet

In 1952, the American Psychiatric Association listed homosexuality in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) as a mental disorder. Source: Internet

Defined as a mental disorder, neurosis causes obsessive fears, depression and unreasonable behaviour. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

mental disease mental diseases mental dishonesty mental disorder persisting over a long time mental disorders mental dissociation