Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.

A hallucination is an error in perception that is why it is often ______ mental health issues.

associated with 

The most appropriate option to fill in the blank is associated with.

• Accounted with means to be explained or justified by something. It does not make sense in the context of the sentence because hallucinations are not always caused by mental health issues.
• Suspended in means to be held up in or supported by something. It does not make sense in the context of the sentence because hallucinations are not physical objects that can be suspended in anything.
• Dispose of means to get rid of something. It does not make sense in the context of the sentence because hallucinations are not something that can be easily gotten rid of.
• Associated with means to be connected or linked to something. It is the most appropriate word to fill in the blank because hallucinations are often a symptom of mental health issues.