How to Use mental illness in a Sentence
mental illness
noun-
My fiance has a son whose mental illness led him to withdraw from high school at 16.
— Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2022 -
Robert works to educate about mental illness and the police response to them.
— Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2024 -
When her story of devotion is reduced to one of mental illness, she feels devalued.
— Elizabeth Winkler, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022 -
Serious delivery issues such as preeclampsia, preterm birth and small birth size are all more likely to occur in women with mental illness.
— Daliah Singer, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024 -
As someone who has dealt with mental illness in the form of anxiety and depression disorders, as well as trauma, brujería has been essential in my healing work.
— Marilyn La Jeunesse, Allure, 19 Sep. 2022 -
Hurley’s mental illness was thus explicitly tied to his weight, a reductive understanding of a link that research suggests is far more complex.
— Rebecca Bodenheimer, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024 -
But alongside the smugness there will be darker repercussions, and those for whom psychedelics represent a last-ditch effort to treat severe mental illness will be some of those who stand to suffer the most.
— WIRED, 2 Sep. 2022 -
People with mental illness: People with depression, anxiety, and mood disorders are at higher risk for burning mouth syndrome.
— Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024 -
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder was identified as the most likely cause of his lifelong struggle with mental illness, according to defense experts.
— Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2022 -
When Kanye West spewed hate, some blamed his mental illness.
— Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2022 -
Police have still not declared a motive in the case, but said the gunman showed signs of mental illness.
— Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023 -
On Monday, Sudeikis and other cast members showed up at the White House to talk about mental illness.
— Richard Galant, CNN, 26 Mar. 2023 -
But the truth is that addiction and mental illness is the real villain here.
— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2023 -
Carter said her goal was for the book to help dispel stigmas that cause people with mental illness to hide from help.
— Caleigh Bartash, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2023 -
Desmond said the gun-violence problem is mental illness, not a need to curb access to guns.
— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2023 -
Hawaii had the highest rate of adults 18 and older with any mental illness who did not receive treatment at 69%.
— Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY, 29 June 2023 -
Germany is hoping to use the story and stress to his parishioners that mental illness is real.
— Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 6 May 2024 -
And books such as Prozac Nation that dealt frankly with mental illness were trailblazing a new, raw form of memoir.
— Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2022 -
The report shifts the focus from blaming those with mental illness and addiction for their own deaths.
— John Seewer and Reese Dunklin, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Sep. 2024 -
For instance, my mother’s heart is not her mental illness.
— Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Jan. 2023 -
It’s not known how the drug might affect symptoms of PTSD or other mental illnesses.
— Meghana Keshavan and Olivia Goldhill, STAT, 9 Aug. 2024 -
Virginia law says such orders are used in cases of mental illness.
— Antonio Planas, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2023 -
Not just run-of-the-mill discontent over darker evenings, but the makings of an actual mental illness.
— WIRED, 15 Nov. 2023 -
Jurors disagreed but found that Miller was suffering from mental illness at the time.
— Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024 -
Picture an archer’s target; at the bull’s-eye, place the most basic of possible causes for mental illness—say, genes.
— George Makari, The New Yorker, 13 July 2023 -
Rosalynn's support of mental health services and awareness is a reminder to us all that the challenge of mental illness is still a great need.
— Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2023 -
One of the ways to do that, Green said, is to get rid of the stigma associated with schizophrenia and other mental illnesses.
— Katie Camero, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024 -
Wright has made violent threats in the past and also struggles with mental illness, according to court records.
— Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024 -
Skipping has brought Steiner respite from a life of depression and other forms of mental illness.
— Sean Williams, Outside Online, 20 Sep. 2022 -
However, this summer comes amid a mental health crisis, as more than one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness.
— Smriti Joshi, Fortune, 22 July 2024
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