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- noun 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.
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- noun (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
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marky commented on the word mental disorder
is there a good list of interesting mental disorders?
February 22, 2014