How to Use mental illness in a Sentence

mental illness

noun
  • The course of mental illness does not follow a straight line.
    — Jeffrey Freedman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
  • So many people on the planet deal with some type of mental illness.
    — Brian Wilson, Vulture, 11 June 2025
  • The jury found the man not guilty by reason of mental illness.
    — Lydia Morrell, Journal Sentinel, 4 July 2022
  • Those with severe mental illnesses will not be on the streets.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • For years, her son had been dealing with severe mental illness.
    — ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2025
  • But the man, who also seemed to be struggling with a mental illness, didn’t want to go.
    — Trisha Thadani, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 May 2021
  • So there's some kind of mental illness thing going on because this doesn't make any sense.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
  • József lost his parents at a young age, suffered from mental illness, and took his own life.
    — Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
  • And some people with mental illness languish for months, or even years, in jail.
    — Helen Santoro, Denver Post, 29 June 2026
  • So, there's some kind of mental illness thing going on because this doesn't make any sense.
    — Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Then there were the long years suffering from mental illness.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Many feigned mental illnesses just to leave the barracks.
    — Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
  • People with mental illness might not be able to stay long in a crowded hearing room.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
  • That could have been her, had she not been released from the prison of poverty, abuse, and mental illness.
    — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 24 May 2021
  • German officials said mental illness may have played a role in that case.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • But our society needs to get to a place where mental illness isn’t something to be ashamed of.
    — Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Virginia law says such orders are used in cases of mental illness.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Rates of depression and mental illness are high among those who were forcibly removed.
    — Roland Martin, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
  • That was a surprise even for the lawyers, who did not mention mental illness in their complaint.
    — Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Brittain said cadets are also taught about mental illness and how to treat people who are in jails.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
  • Opening up and talking about mental illness helps take the stigma away.
    — Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022
  • My fiance has a son whose mental illness led him to withdraw from high school at 16.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2022
  • And that has brought all the issues — crime, drugs, mental illness to a critical point.
    — Daniel Scheffler, SPIN, 15 Feb. 2022
  • 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
  • There are lots of reasons to go to therapy that have nothing to do with mental illness.
    — Casey Gueren, SELF, 5 Oct. 2021
  • One in five people will be affected by mental illness over the course of a lifetime.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 4 June 2021
  • Can keto 'cure' mental illness?
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Many wished for strength to combat physical or mental illness.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • In the present Yuen attempts to learn more about mental illness and how this might help him with Ming.
    — Richard Kuipers, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Both men had histories of mental illness.
    — Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025

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