as in schizophrenia
a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life
doctors were able to treat the patient's dementia with drugs and thus allow him to function on his own
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Recent Examples of dementia
Pacific time to report their elderly relative, who suffers from dementia, had vanished after leaving his residence around 4:30 p.m. to fetch his mail, sheriff's officials said.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
With dementia, a person may forget to drink or have difficulties communicating hunger to caregivers.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2024
Numerous studies have shown a link between not wearing hearing aids and the progression of dementia in people with hearing loss.
—Mill Etienne, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
But his defense attorneys had argued that Girardi’s dementia and ongoing cognitive decline warranted keeping him out of prison and in the memory care ward of his Orange County nursing home.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
With dementia, a person may forget to drink or have difficulties communicating hunger to caregivers.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2024
Numerous studies have shown a link between not wearing hearing aids and the progression of dementia in people with hearing loss.
—Mill Etienne, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
But his defense attorneys had argued that Girardi’s dementia and ongoing cognitive decline warranted keeping him out of prison and in the memory care ward of his Orange County nursing home.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dementia
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The former street performer was homeless, suffered from schizophrenia and had synthetic marijuana in his system.Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2024
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The National Institutes of Health estimates that 30 percent of schizophrenia cases among men aged 21-30 are caused by cannabis.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The plotting and premeditation undercut the potential insanity argument, however.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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The subsequent trial captivated the nation, and Thaw was eventually found not guilty on the grounds of insanity.Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 25 Dec. 2024
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Ellen is a more passive counterpart to Thomasin, the teenage heroine played by fellow big-eyed blonde Anya Taylor-Joy in The Witch, in that she’s also been pathologized by the strictures of her era, her psychic sensitivities interpreted by those around her as signs of hysteria or mental illness.Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
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Depp, on the other hand, is playing less a character than an acrobatic embodiment of female hysteria.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
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Ford, in what only can be described a bout of corporate madness, kept them.Jeremy White, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
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Medusa was known in ancient Greece for petrifying anyone who dared to look her in the eye, and has been seen as a personification of madness.Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Frequent wars or economic disruptions over decades signal instability.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The area continues to grapple with instability even after Assad's ousting.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Dementia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dementia. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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