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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 he was arrested, he was diagnosed with schizophrenia, the attorney wrote.
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
At this time, Perkins had been diagnosed with an unspecified psychotic disorder and was being treated with medication meant for patients with schizophrenia, the evaluation report shows.
—Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man with schizophrenia, barged onto a train in May 2023 shouting death threats while high on a type of synthetic marijuana known as K2.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
These include Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome (persistent and uncontrollable vomiting); marijuana use disorder (aka addiction) and even a link to the onset of schizophrenia in young adults.
—Howard Husock, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for schizophrenia 
Phil Helsel, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
At this time, Perkins had been diagnosed with an unspecified psychotic disorder and was being treated with medication meant for patients with schizophrenia, the evaluation report shows.
—Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man with schizophrenia, barged onto a train in May 2023 shouting death threats while high on a type of synthetic marijuana known as K2.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
These include Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome (persistent and uncontrollable vomiting); marijuana use disorder (aka addiction) and even a link to the onset of schizophrenia in young adults.
—Howard Husock, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for schizophrenia
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schizophrenia
Noun
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Older adults whose cholesterol levels change over time might be tied to a greater risk of dementia, according to a new study.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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That pollution comes from many sources, including fossil fuel combustion and wildfire smoke, and has been linked to health risks, including a higher risk of cardiovascular problems and earlier onset of dementia.—
Alejandra Borunda,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2025
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The authors pointed out, a little optimistically perhaps, that people in the grip of intense psychosis were highly visible, and urged city officials to get them off the subway.—
Keith Gessen,
The New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2025
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Adhering strictly to the point of view of Byrne’s beleaguered Linda, who may be entering some sort of psychosis as she is pushed to her limits by the demands of caring for her daughter, the film’s aggressive, at-times abrasive style is sure to create strong reactions from audiences.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Schlesinger’s The Day of the Locust doesn’t do justice to West’s paranoia, yet its remoteness captures the liberal Hollywood apathy that no longer identifies with American domesticity and sees its own working class as existing merely to perpetuate ruling-class superiority.—
Armond White,
National Review,
31 Jan. 2025
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Emmi and cinematographer Ethan Palmer approached the project with some creative intentions, switching between aspect ratios and video formats and employing quick cuts in an attempt to illustrate the way Lucas’ mind switches between anxiety, paranoia, and lust.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2025
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But in an atmosphere where the gentle Peanuts was the cartoon hit of the day, there were no takers for his radical cartooning that satirized the neuroses and hypocrisies of society — until the Voice was launched.—
Chris Koseluk,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Jan. 2025
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A touch of neurosis, a lot of laughs and plenty of profound insights could be found at The Hollywood Reporter’s Writer Roundtable, where six scribes who crafted seven of 2024’s top screenplays gathered for a lively conversation in November.—
Scott Feinberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
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Cyclothymia symptoms are less-intense hypomania and depression that do not meet clinical criteria for hypomania or depression.—
Michelle Pugle,
Verywell Health,
15 Oct. 2024
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In essays, Goodfellow details antidepressant-induced hypomania.—
Michelle Pugle,
Health,
23 Jan. 2023
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The industry’s loudest and wealthiest leaders had demanded an end to the agency’s crackdowns, yet did not seem to anticipate that this could open the door to problems like meme coin mania — promoted by the president, no less.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2025
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Time-wise, aim for November for leaf-peeping season but before winter holiday rates hit or early March before Sakura mania drives prices skyward.—
Paul Jebara,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Dec. 2024
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Closing arguments in the murder trial of Tamera Laws, 28, ended on Friday, Jan. 31, with her attorney saying she should be found not guilty by reason of insanity, KSAT reports.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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Despite the conspiracy theories, Lawrence was found not guilty by reason of insanity at his trial in April 1835 after just five minutes of jury deliberation.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
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The orders also argue that U.S. foreign assistance has contributed to global instability rather than peace.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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So safe, in fact, that an entire generation of Americans has come of age without knowing the feeling of sorrow and instability that such disasters always bring.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Schizophrenia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schizophrenia. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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