as in schizophrenia
a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life
doctors were able to treat the patient's dementia with drugs and thus allow him to function on his own
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Recent Examples of dementia
The former first lady, a lifelong mental health advocate, had been diagnosed with dementia earlier in the year and entered hospice days before her death.
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Jacob Knutson, Axios, 29 Dec. 2024
His wife, Rosalynn, who had been diagnosed with dementia in early 2023, briefly entered hospice herself at age 96 before dying on Nov. 19, 2023.
—Marty Steinberg, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2024
Rosalynn, who was also in hospice care at their Georgia home following a diagnosis of dementia, died in November 2023.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Cincinnati Opera performs interactive choral experience featuring holiday classics and lively performances to enjoy amid gentle yoga class for people with dementia and their caregivers.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 29 Dec. 2024
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Jacob Knutson, Axios, 29 Dec. 2024
His wife, Rosalynn, who had been diagnosed with dementia in early 2023, briefly entered hospice herself at age 96 before dying on Nov. 19, 2023.
—Marty Steinberg, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2024
Rosalynn, who was also in hospice care at their Georgia home following a diagnosis of dementia, died in November 2023.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Cincinnati Opera performs interactive choral experience featuring holiday classics and lively performances to enjoy amid gentle yoga class for people with dementia and their caregivers.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dementia
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At the time, Joel’s mother was hospitalized with schizophrenia.Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Gradually, the whole field of schizophrenia began to shift.Ellen Barry, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Weeks later, more insanity ensued, the 50th home run ball selling for $4.39 million at auction, the highest price ever paid for any ball in any sport.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Germain, who teaches law at Syracuse University in New York, said that, given the weight of evidence, insanity is likely the only defense that will work.David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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This lack of preparedness mirrors the COVID-19 hysteria and reactionary approach whereby lockdowns and mask mandates were instituted only after thousands of Americans had already been infected and hospitalized.Omer Awan, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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At first, anti-Napster sentiment echoed the hysteria of the nineteen-seventies and eighties around the prospect of home taping killing the record industry.Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Elsewhere, players might enjoy body-replicating madness, brutal climbing simulators, and freewheeling adventure through a magical realist take on the Deep South.Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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He is asked by RAF Group Captain Lionel Mandrake — a voice of reason in the madness — to recall the B-52 bombers that will end civilization.Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
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Social unrest will become more frequent, with mass protests and political instability becoming the norm in affected regions.Amir Husain, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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While much of Burton’s work seems immutable, some examples court instability.Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Dementia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dementia. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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