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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
Reiner has been diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, similar mental health conditions that can involve delusions, paranoia, hallucinations and mood swings.
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Joseph Wilkinson, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
It’s been widely reported that he was diagnosed with schizophrenia several years ago.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
Multiple outlets reported in December that Nick was being treated for schizophrenia.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
While presenting no new information on claims of schizophrenia and adverse reactions to medication, the conservatorship offers more insights into efforts to combat the younger Reiner’s problems with drugs and mental health issues.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
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Joseph Wilkinson, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
It’s been widely reported that he was diagnosed with schizophrenia several years ago.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
Multiple outlets reported in December that Nick was being treated for schizophrenia.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
While presenting no new information on claims of schizophrenia and adverse reactions to medication, the conservatorship offers more insights into efforts to combat the younger Reiner’s problems with drugs and mental health issues.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schizophrenia
Noun
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The subjects didn’t have dementia at the start of the study.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Family members should watch for warning signs of common medical conditions in aging adults, such as dementia.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Because there's no clear motive in this case, doesn't that support the defense's argument that Connor went into some sort of a psychosis?—
Stephanie Slifer,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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There is nothing compassionate about leaving someone suffering from psychosis or addiction to rot on a sidewalk.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The story of The Washington Post’s risky investigation into the Watergate scandal is the weakest film in the Alan Pakula’s paranoia trilogy.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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And for as cautious as pressured coyotes can be, the presence of wolves only increases their paranoia.—
David Zeug,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
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The self-torturing helices of thought twisting inside the young minds on the courts are no less fraught than the recursive neuroses tormenting the addicts down the hill.—
Hermione Hoby,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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This cuts through a lot of the shame, worry and neurosis we can get lost in.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 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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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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How to protect your personal information GameStop mania fed off investor angst.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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But in the current mania surrounding Giannis Antetokounmpo, everyone seems to be missing the forest for the trees.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Repeal this insanity and restore order to our streets!—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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Defense attorneys hoped to convince the jury that Gacy was not guilty by reason of insanity.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Schizophrenia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schizophrenia. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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