he had a mental breakdown
1breakdown — n. 1) to have, suffer a breakdown (he had a nervous breakdown) 2) a complete; mental; nervous breakdown 3) a breakdown in communications * * * [ breɪkdaʊn] mental nervous breakdown suffer a breakdown (he had a nervous breakdown) a complete a… …
2Mental illness in fiction — Works of fiction dealing with mental illness include: Contents 1 Literature 2 Motion pictures 3 Television 4 See also 5 …
3breakdown — break|down [ˈbreıkdaun] n 1.) [U and C] the failure of a relationship or system breakdown of ▪ He moved away after the breakdown of his marriage. ▪ A sudden rise in oil prices could lead to a breakdown of the economy. breakdown in ▪ There has… …
4Mental Pathology — Mental Pathology † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Mental Pathology This subject will be considered under the following headings: I. Localization of Mental Faculties II. Causes of Mental Disturbances III. Varieties of Insanity… …
5mental disorder — Any illness with a psychological origin, manifested either in symptoms of emotional distress or in abnormal behaviour. Most mental disorders can be broadly classified as either psychoses or neuroses (see neurosis; psychosis). Psychoses (e.g.,… …
6breakdown — noun 1 mechanical failure ADJECTIVE ▪ mechanical BREAKDOWN + VERB ▪ occur BREAKDOWN + NOUN ▪ service (BrE) ▪ Most bre …
7Nervous Breakdown — This article refers to a music recording. For the more general use of this term, see mental breakdown. Infobox Album | Name = Nervous Breakdown Type = EP Artist = Black Flag Released = October 1978 Recorded = Media Art Studios, January 1978… …
8nervous breakdown — a severe mental illness Not paralysis, where some of the nerves really do break down: The man before him had similarly had a nervous breakdown and had had to be brought South by an Indian sub assistant surgeon. (C. Allen, 1975) Now… …
9Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown — For the musical, see Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (musical). Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Film poster Directed by …
10Self-help groups for mental health — are voluntary associations of people who share a common desire to overcome mental illness or otherwise increase their level of cognitive or emotional wellbeing.cite journal | last = Humphreys | first = Keith | coauthors = Rappaport, Julian |… …
