chemical imbalance
English
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[edit]The sense "mental illness" is due to the fact that some mental illnesses are caused by chemical imbalances in the brain.
Noun
[edit]chemical imbalance (plural chemical imbalances)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chemical, imbalance.
- (euphemistic) Mental illness.
- Warden, Rob and Drizin, Steven (2009) True Stories of False Confessions, →ISBN, page 28: “Anyone who knew him well would suspect he had a chemical imbalance. He had been unhappy recently. And there was a history of suicide in the family; his mother had tried to kill herself.”
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