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a very serious mental illness in which someone cannot think or behave normally and often experiences delusions
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Recent Examples of schizophrenia
The findings may help neuroscientists better understand and treat memory issues in mental disorders such as schizophrenia, traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Ongoing sleep disruption raises the risk of depression, suicidal thoughts and flare-ups of conditions like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
—Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Gucci Mane and his wife, Keyshia Ka’Oir, opened up about the Atlanta rapper’s schizophrenia diagnosis, and what the couple does to manage the mental health condition.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2025
Since its introduction in 2022, only people with schizophrenia and other limited psychotic disorders have had access to the program.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Ongoing sleep disruption raises the risk of depression, suicidal thoughts and flare-ups of conditions like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
—Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Gucci Mane and his wife, Keyshia Ka’Oir, opened up about the Atlanta rapper’s schizophrenia diagnosis, and what the couple does to manage the mental health condition.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2025
Since its introduction in 2022, only people with schizophrenia and other limited psychotic disorders have had access to the program.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schizophrenia
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It’s linked to higher rates of diabetes, obesity, heart disease, digestive disorders, autoimmune disease, dementia, depression, Parkinson’s, cancer—and, of course, insomnia.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Research published in the Journal of Sleep Research in 2021 found that people who commonly woke up in the night and had trouble getting back to sleep on a nightly basis—effectively depriving themselves of restorative sleep—had a nearly 40% higher risk of developing dementia.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
23 Oct. 2025
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The drug’s upcoming late-stage trial readout on Alzheimer’s psychosis is arguably even more important for long-term investors.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
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Doctors diagnosed him with psychosis, possibly drug induced.—
Coley Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Amid the paranoia of the Cold War, the eight-episode season (critics received five for review) has many eerie elements, including its parallels to the present day.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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From there, investigators, journalists, and suspects become entangled in a labyrinth of fear, obsession, and paranoia.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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Assembled by a team of special technicians at a dedicated facility in Tochigi, Japan, the NSX offered a neurosis-free driving experience on a daily basis.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, my neuroses can rack up unnecessary expense.—
Kristen Geil,
Outside,
27 Oct. 2025
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Boes was working with a patient who had a rare disorder called peduncular hallucinosis, in which damage to the thalamus, a structure at the center of the brain, causes visual hallucinations.—
Grace Huckins,
Wired,
17 Aug. 2020
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Cycling between periods of mania or hypomania – high energy and excitement – and depression can have an enormous impact on a person’s daily life, work, and relationships.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Mar. 2025
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And then fifteen years later, divorce uprooted us all; my family-first ethic hadn’t withstood the episodes of depression and hypomania that, eerily for me, took hold of my husband for a handful of years at midlife.—
Megan Marshall,
The New Yorker,
8 Feb. 2025
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Students and teachers prepared for the band's arrival with the band's legendary black-and-white face paint, and the city was soon engulfed in rock 'n' roll mania.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Unlike Monster, which attempts to absolve itself from feeding into Gein mania by focusing on the other writers and directors inspired by that serial killer, Devil in Disguise doesn’t try to implicate its audience in the sport of watching true crime.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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The social media posts tell the story of a city under a cloud of drug insanity.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Ellis has a history of schizophrenia, and her defense attorneys entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, WKYC reported.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Schizophrenia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schizophrenia. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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