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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
Antipsychotics Antipsychotics are medications used to treat serious mental health conditions like major depressive disorder and schizophrenia.
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Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
Sebat's lab studies causes and treatments for the genetic causes of autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025
The psychiatric disorders most commonly linked to the environment of the placenta are schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
Olanzapine is a drug used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
Sebat's lab studies causes and treatments for the genetic causes of autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025
The psychiatric disorders most commonly linked to the environment of the placenta are schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
Olanzapine is a drug used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for schizophrenia
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schizophrenia
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Sounding the Alarm for Elder Justice The population of older adults is rapidly growing, and one in 10 experience abuse, neglect, and/or exploitation—a risk that is even higher for those living with dementia.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Losing Track of Time or Place People with dementia often become disoriented about time, dates, or locations.—
Brigid Dwyer,
Verywell Health,
15 Apr. 2025
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In truth, Joe himself committed all the murders, with Rhys being a manifestation of his own psychosis.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Plus, there is another trial ongoing for Alzheimer's psychosis, which would a big opportunity.—
Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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People often confuse the paranoia of dementia with the paranoia of conditions like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.—
Dr. Sabooh Mubbashar,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
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Cronenberg has made a thriller of justified technological paranoia, of the internet’s myriad parasitic intrusions into the human realm.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2025
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That may sound like a vague virtue, but Dortmund have received a lot of criticism this season — rightly — and that has bred neuroses throughout their team.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Leading a cast and writers’ room riddled with neuroses, his poker face and minimalist reactions have often left a trail of insecure young comedians on edge.—
Maureen Dowd,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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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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Scotland later created a Loch Ness Centre and Exhibition near the lake to display 500 years of monster mania.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2025
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Here’s the breakdown: Sac State crowd adds to sports mania The crowds for the Kings and A’s were expected.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan ruled last week that Elkins did kill her children, but was not guilty by reason of insanity, the Ashbury Park Press reported.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The court ruled that although Elkins did kill her children, she was found not guilty by reason of insanity, the outlet and NBC10 Philadelphia reported.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Amid the economic instability and mass layoffs in the country, the American workforce is fed up with worrying on a daily basis about losing their jobs.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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With the current economic and global instability continuing to rock industries across the United States, the hospitality sector’s customer expectations have also evolved.—
Xandra Harbet,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Schizophrenia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schizophrenia. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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