schizophrenia
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Definition of schizophrenia
Note: Schizophrenia often involves an inability to orient oneself with reality, a withdrawal from social interactions, and a failure to integrate thoughts with emotions so that emotional expression is inappropriate. There are several subtypes of schizophrenia, including paranoid schizophrenia and those types marked by catatonia or hebephrenia.
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Before the killing, Dewitt, cycled in and out of psychiatric hospitals with schizophrenia. — Otis R. Taylor Jr., SFChronicle.com, "Calling police on black people over petty matters: There’s a reason these videos go viral," 11 July 2019 First, Nancy and Jonathan are fired for pursuing Mr. Driscoll, who Tom says has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. — Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com, "R29 Binge Club: Stranger Things Season 3," 5 July 2019 Twenty days later, Mathew stopped regularly taking clozapine, an antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia. — oregonlive.com, "Kicked to the curb: How the state failed fragile mentally ill Oregonians," 22 June 2019 He was later diagnosed with schizophrenia and spent several years without a permanent home, falling into substance and alcohol abuse. — Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN, "After four decades, a homeless man is returning to college to finish his degree -- and his tuition will be paid," 4 June 2019 That case centered on a 48-year-old man with schizophrenia. — oregonlive.com, "Kicked to the curb: How the state failed fragile mentally ill Oregonians," 22 June 2019 The social worker also revealed that Jones’ mother had schizophrenia and went into a mental institution for decades starting when Jones was 3. — NBC News, "Mother of five kids murdered by their father asks court to spare his life," 11 June 2019 Psychosis during a bipolar mood episode can look a lot like the psychotic episode of someone who has schizophrenia. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "8 Facts About the Link Between Bipolar Disorder and Psychosis," 7 Dec. 2018 The study suggests that neither cigarette smoking nor schizophrenia was responsible for the connection to marijuana abuse, the researchers showed. — Karen Weintraub, Scientific American, "Gene Increases Risk for Pot Addiction," 17 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'schizophrenia.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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schizophrenia
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Medical Definition of schizophrenia
Note: Schizophrenia often involves an inability to orient oneself with reality, a withdrawal from social interactions, and a failure to integrate thoughts with emotions so that emotional expression is inappropriate. There are several subtypes of schizophrenia, including paranoid schizophrenia and those types marked by catatonia or hebephrenia.
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