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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
After struggling with a history of mental illness, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, a 44-year-old woman was admitted to Albany Care psychiatric facility in Evanston in 2023 for her own health and safety.
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Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Brennan explained that explorations of society’s associations with mental health, both broadly in the aftermath of World War II and specifically Gein’s own struggles with schizophrenia, were key when penning the script.
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Katie Campione,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
Brown had a history of violent crime, including assaults and robberies, and had also been diagnosed with schizophrenia.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
He had been prescribed medication to treat schizophrenia before the killings, according to two sources familiar with the criminal investigation.
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Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Brennan explained that explorations of society’s associations with mental health, both broadly in the aftermath of World War II and specifically Gein’s own struggles with schizophrenia, were key when penning the script.
—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
Brown had a history of violent crime, including assaults and robberies, and had also been diagnosed with schizophrenia.
—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
He had been prescribed medication to treat schizophrenia before the killings, according to two sources familiar with the criminal investigation.
—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schizophrenia
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The lifetime cost of dementia care alone now exceeds $400,000 per person.
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However, the study was observational and does not prove that caffeine directly prevents dementia.
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In that setting, every user will be screened for cardiac issues and a family history of psychosis, and guided through their trip by two professional facilitators who have a doctor on call—and even then, some users experience a psychotic break or profound dissociative episodes.
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Prosecutors at this second trial say Dominguez, diagnosed with schizophrenia, used heavy and frequent doses of marijuana that heightened his psychosis and led to the attacks.
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These are the shows that capture our post-9/11 paranoia through science fiction, or the fear of economic collapse through the zombie apocalypse, or our obsession with individuality through 1960s advertising.
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With paranoia multiplying around him, anything could trigger the end.
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Their dueling neuroses always worked in comedic concert.
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Rudd’s natural air of genial tension, of neurosis without an edge, plays into his character’s rigidly disciplined but relentlessly upbeat domesticity.
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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.
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Schizoaffective disorder is a mental health condition that is marked by a mix of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions, and mood disorder symptoms, such as depression, mania and a milder form of mania called hypomania, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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The imbalance in this case is going to be that hypomania is much less scanned during initial training by the AI than the day-to-day conditions, such as depression and anxiety.
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Several companies announced their own cryptocurrencies or pivoted to blockchain during the height of crypto mania.
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According to the Cleveland Clinic, bipolar disorder is marked by periods of mania, along with depressive episodes.
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Piggott was found not guilty by reason of insanity in a trial held a year later.
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is calling for the impeachment of the Miami-Dade judge who acquitted a woman by reason of insanity in the 2021 death of her 15-month-old daughter, arguing the ruling threatens public safety.
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“Schizophrenia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schizophrenia. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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