mental illness

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, mental illness has been mentioned in 4 episodes across 4 podcasts, first heard Jul 2024 on TRUE CRIME Loser. The episode repeatedly frames Francis's behavior through psychosis, delusions, medication noncompliance, and an insanity defense debated by experts and jury.

A mental disorder, also referred to as a mental illness, a mental health condition, or a psychiatric disability, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. A mental disorder is also characterized by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual's cognition, emotional regulation, or behavior, often in a social context. Such disturbances may occur as single episodes, may be persistent, or may be relapsing–remitting. There are m

mental illness at a glance
Mentioned in	4 episodes on 4 podcasts (as of November 2026)
First heard	Jul 2024 on TRUE CRIME Loser
Field	Clinical psychology / Psychiatry
Domain	Psychiatry / psychology

What do podcasts say about mental illness?

3 quotes from Host and Lauren Compton, recorded on Sword and Scale and YMH Studios.

I have a mental problem...
Host · Sword and Scale · Jan 2026 · Hear it
Congestion... of mental illness.
Lauren Compton · YMH Studios · Jan 2026 · Hear it
His mental illness really started rearing its ugly head.
TRUE CRIME Loser · Jul 2024 · Hear it

How do different shows talk about mental illness?

4 shows discussed mental illness in these episodes.

Sword and Scale — 1 episode
I have a mental problem...
One Percent
YMH Studios — 1 episode
Congestion... of mental illness.
We Met At My Moms Funeral w/ Jessimae Peluso | First Date with Lauren Compton
TRUE CRIME Loser — 1 episode
His mental illness really started rearing its ugly head.
The Thomas Crooks story seems fishy
Stuff You Should Know — 1 episode

Who talks about mental illness on podcasts?

Host, Lauren Compton and Josh Clark brought up mental illness; the most recent mention was Jan 2026 on Sword and Scale.

One Percent on Sword and Scale (Jan 2026) — Host
We Met At My Moms Funeral w/ Jessimae Peluso | First Date with Lauren Compton on YMH Studios (Jan 2026) — Lauren Compton
The Thomas Crooks story seems fishy on TRUE CRIME Loser (Jul 2024)
Selects: How Personality Tests Work | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW on Stuff You Should Know (Nov 2025) — Josh Clark

Which podcasts mention mental illness most?

Stuff You Should Know (1 episode), Sword and Scale (1 episode) and YMH Studios (1 episode) mention mental illness most.

Stuff You Should Know — 1 episode · More topics from Stuff You Should Know
Sword and Scale — 1 episode · More topics from Sword and Scale
YMH Studios — 1 episode · More topics from YMH Studios
TRUE CRIME Loser — 1 episode · More topics from TRUE CRIME Loser

What is mental illness mentioned alongside?

mental illness is most often mentioned alongside Francis Woke, John Hinckley Jr. and Home Depot.

Influence on: Francis Woke

Affiliated with: John Hinckley Jr.

Mentioned together: Home Depot, Secret Service, Assassination, Catcher in the Rye, Butler, Pennsylvania, BlackRock, John F. Kennedy, Taxi Driver, American history, Jank Uygur