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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
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
Nick — who was reportedly being treated for schizophrenia before the deaths of his parents — was eventually charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with his parents' deaths.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 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
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.
—Darrell Smith
june 8, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Nick — who was reportedly being treated for schizophrenia before the deaths of his parents — was eventually charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with his parents' deaths.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 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
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.
—Darrell Smith
june 8, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schizophrenia
Noun
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All had extremely low omega-3 levels and at least one risk factor for dementia, such as obesity, sedentary lifestyle, high blood pressure or cholesterol.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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Emma has taken on a caregiver role for Bruce in the last four years after he was diagnosed with aphasia and stepped away from acting in 2022 and received a frontotemporal dementia (FTD) diagnosis the following year.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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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.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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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.—
Darrell Smith
June 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2026
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The almost mythical concept that aliens from distant worlds could invade our planet has long been the source of paranoia for many conspiracy theorists and the source of entertainment across the pop culture landscape.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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The ring-fencing isn't paranoia when data bleeds are a daily occurrence rather than a theoretical one.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Their dueling neuroses always worked in comedic concert.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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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.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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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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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.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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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, per the Mayo Clinic.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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The concern is whether such stocks shot too high, too fast because of AI mania, and their careening moves have sometimes reversed direction by the hour.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Admittedly, as a New Yorker, my algorithm was mostly a constant stream of Knicks mania.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
15 June 2026
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However, what seemed like the perfect life was really a complex house of cards built on lies and insanity.—
David Hookstead OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Support ballot measures or candidates (not named Steyer) focused on reforming the state’s zoning and regulatory insanity.—
Michelle Cottle,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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“Schizophrenia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schizophrenia. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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