head cases
People acting crazy
Head cases is the plural of head case, a person considered mentally unstable or difficult to deal with.
The term suggests someone whose behavior is erratic, irrational, or emotionally volatile: The whole team was a bunch of head cases.
It's informal and mildly dismissive rather than clinical—more eye-roll than diagnosis.
Unconventional people
- misfitsThose who don't belong
- oddballsUnconventional people
- unrulyDifficult to control
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
stubborn · unmanageable · high-maintenance · demanding · challenging · unpredictable · volatile · temperamental
Mental health medicine
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- patientsThose receiving medical treatment
- neurosisFunctional mental disorder
psychosis · anxiety · depression · bipolar · schizophrenia · counseling · psychopathology · treatment
Legal dispute process
- plaintiffsThose initiating lawsuits
- defendantsThose facing prosecution
- trialsFormal legal proceedings
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
evidence · verdicts · appeals · prosecution · defense · judgments · rulings · hearings
eccentrics
Unconventional people
obstinate · stubborn · unmanageable · high-maintenance · demanding · challenging · unpredictable · volatile · temperamental · erratic
psychiatry
Mental health medicine
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- patientsThose receiving medical treatment
neurosis · psychosis · anxiety · depression · bipolar · schizophrenia · counseling · psychopathology · treatment · recovery
litigation
Legal dispute process
- plaintiffsThose initiating lawsuits
- defendantsThose facing prosecution
- trialsFormal legal proceedings
testimony · evidence · verdicts · appeals · prosecution · defense · judgments · rulings · hearings · depositions
skull
Head's bone casing
packaging · storage · enclosure · covering · shell · housing