mental disease
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She concluded that Rothman was suffering from “a mental disease or defect” but not one that compromised his cognition enough to render him legally incompetent.
From Scientific American • Aug. 17, 2023
An exam by a forensic psychiatrist found Harris “presently suffering from a mental disease or defect rendering him incompetent to proceed,” the judge wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2023
Mr. Herrin pleaded not guilty by reasons of mental disease or defect.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2023
Brooks pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease this year but withdrew the plea before his trial began with no explanation.
From Washington Times • Oct. 26, 2022
Gene replication must explain how a multicellular organism emerges from a single cell—and errors in replication might elucidate how a spontaneous metabolic illness, or a devastating mental disease, might arise in a previously unaffected family.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
