Mental Disorder Definition

noun
Any of various disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or autism spectrum disorder, characterized by a distressing or disabling impairment of an individual's cognitive, emotional, or social functioning.
American Heritage Medicine
Any of the various diseases affecting the mind onset by brain damage or genetics described in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems sections 290 through 319.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • folie
  • psychological disorder
  • disturbance
  • mental-disturbance

Other Word Forms of Mental Disorder

Noun

Singular:
mental disorder
Plural:
mental-disorders

Mental Disorder Sentence Examples

  • The early stages of a mental disorder were beginning to show in the patient.

  • Mentally disturbed - A very small group of people have a mental disorder which compels them to steal.

  • If your loved one doesn't have a mental disorder and you don't believe it's part of his/her personality, it could very well be a learned response.

  • Autism is a profound mental disorder marked by an inability to communicate and interact with others.

  • The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) does not recognize lying as a mental disorder.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

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Unscrambles

mental disorder

Words Starting With M and Ending With R

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