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mental aberration

mental aberration In this historical source, mental aberration means a broad disturbance or deviation in mental functioning that can arise from many different causes.

In this historical source, mental aberration means a broad disturbance or deviation in mental functioning that can arise from many different causes. It is used more widely than the technical term insanity, which the passage treats as a narrower medical or legal category.

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Drafting source: Tuke, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine. 1892 original US edition; OCR SHA-256 7ec833f3f4ff2826cb5eba1722a767adae625ac9f49f83035a464dc975564f96. “Tuke, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine” (dictionaryofpsyc01tuke:chars-1900500-1912500).
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