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Definition of Mentally ill
1. Adjective. Suffering from severe mental illness. "Of unsound mind"
Definition of Mentally ill
1. Adjective. Having a psychological disorder. ¹
2. Adjective. (context: more specifically) Crazy, not all there. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mentally Ill
Literary usage of Mentally ill
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ill-Equipped: U.S. Prisons and Offenders with Mental Illness by Sasha Abramsky (2003)
"For example, in 2001, two prisoners who were mentally ill died violent deaths at
the hands of other prisoners at Phillips State Prison in Georgia: one was ..."
2. Using Civil Remedies for Criminal Behavior: Rationale, Case Studies by Peter Finn (1994)
"As a result, the chief of police invited the top-level officials of 10 criminal
justice and social service agencies involved with handling the mentally ill ..."
3. Health Status of Minorities & Low Income Groups by DIANE Publishing Company, Dept. of Health and Human Services, United States (1991)
"(18) The National Coalition for the Homeless estimates that roughly 300000 persons
nationwide were homeless and mentally ill. (17) According to the American ..."
4. Community Corrections in America: New Directions & Sounder Investments for edited by Arthur J. Lurigio (1999)
"When entrenched problems or lack of communication exist among service providers
for the mentally ill, agents of change are needed to unfreeze or unbalance ..."
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