schizophrenia

[ skit-suh-free-nee-uh, -freen-yuh ]

/ ˌskɪt səˈfri ni ə, -ˈfrin yə /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR schizophrenia ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

Psychiatry.Also called dementia praecox. a severe mental disorder characterized by some, but not necessarily all, of the following features: emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration, social isolation, disorganized speech and behavior, delusions, and hallucinations.

a state characterized by the coexistence of contradictory or incompatible elements.

Origin of schizophrenia

First recorded in 1910–15; schizo- + -phrenia

OTHER WORDS FROM schizophrenia

schiz·o·phren·ic

[skit-suh-fren-ik], /ˌskɪt səˈfrɛn ɪk/, adjective, nounnon·schiz·o·phren·ic, adjectiveun·schiz·o·phren·ic, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH schizophrenia

neurotic, psychotic, schizoid, schizophrenic

Words nearby schizophrenia

Schizomycetes, schizomycosis, schizont, schizonychia, schizophasia, schizophrenia, schizophrenic, schizophrenogenic, schizophyceous, schizophyte, schizopod

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Example sentences from the Web for schizophrenia

A lot of research is carried out on people in this “prodromal” phase, and psychiatrists like Rezaii are using language and other measures of behavior to try to identify which prodromal patients go on to develop full schizophrenia and why.
Machines can spot mental health issues—if you hand over your personal data|Bobbie Johnson|August 13, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Rezaii found that language analysis could predict with more than 90% accuracy which patients were likely to develop schizophrenia before any typical symptoms emerged.
Machines can spot mental health issues—if you hand over your personal data|Bobbie Johnson|August 13, 2020|MIT Technology Review
It’s not just schizophrenia that could be spotted with a machine.
Machines can spot mental health issues—if you hand over your personal data|Bobbie Johnson|August 13, 2020|MIT Technology Review
The researchers used recordings of conversations made over the last decade or so with two groups of schizophrenia patients at Emory University.
Machines can spot mental health issues—if you hand over your personal data|Bobbie Johnson|August 13, 2020|MIT Technology Review

It’s probably a modest increased risk among people with schizophrenia, and in particular when severe mental illness is paired with substance use.
5 Psychology Terms You’re Probably Misusing (Ep. 334 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|January 9, 2020|Freakonomics
Interestingly, the PLOS Medicine article noted, Otsuka makes the same claim for schizophrenia as it does for bipolar disorder.
Mother’s Little Anti-Psychotic Is Worth $6.9 Billion A Year|Jay Michaelson|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Duke researchers screened out those who had problems with hard drugs, alcohol or schizophrenia.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: July 27|PunditFact.com|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The research Crane was referring to has linked older fathers to schizophrenia and autism in children.
High Manxiety: Thirtysomething Men Are The New Neurotic Singles|Hannah Seligson|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is the source of the schizophrenia that the South will suffer until it goes through its crisis of conscience.
Alex Haley’s 1965 Playboy Interview with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.|Alex Haley|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Israeli coalition's schizophrenia has been a hot topic since the government formed in January.
No Peace With the Palestinians, No Peace Inside the Israeli Coalition|Elisheva Goldberg|June 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He said that if this schizophrenia kept on progressing, half the world would be in rehabilitation camps.
They Twinkled Like Jewels|Philip Jos Farmer
Just another day in the life of "a person with schizophrenia."
Dreaming of Dreaming|Peter E. Williams
Neither is specific of schizophrenia, but applies equally to the neuroses and the normal.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology|C. G. Jung
Schizophrenia was the best answer, of course, and one in which his colleagues would concur.
Warm|Robert Sheckley
The systematic character of resistance holds good, as I believe I have proved, even in schizophrenia.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology|C. G. Jung

British Dictionary definitions for schizophrenia

schizophrenia

/ (ˌskɪtsəʊˈfriːnɪə) /

noun

any of a group of psychotic disorders characterized by progressive deterioration of the personality, withdrawal from reality, hallucinations, delusions, social apathy, emotional instability, etcSee catatonia, hebephrenia, paranoia

informal behaviour that appears to be motivated by contradictory or conflicting principles

Word Origin for schizophrenia

C20: from schizo- + Greek phrēn mind + -ia

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for schizophrenia

schizophrenia

[ (skit-suh-free-nee-uh, skit-suh-fren-ee-uh) ]

A form of psychosis marked by a strong tendency to dissociate oneself from reality. Schizophrenia is often characterized by hallucinations, delusions, and inappropriate reactions to situations. The word schizophrenia is often used informally as well as scientifically to indicate a split personality.

Medical definitions for schizophrenia

schizophrenia

[ skĭt′sə-frē′nē-ə, -frĕn′ē-ə ]

n.

Any of a group of psychotic disorders usually characterized by withdrawal from reality, illogical patterns of thinking, delusions, and hallucinations, and accompanied in varying degrees by other emotional, behavioral, or intellectual disturbances. Schizophrenia is associated with dopamine imbalances in the brain and may have an underlying genetic cause.

Scientific definitions for schizophrenia

schizophrenia

[ skĭt′sə-frē′nē-ə, skĭt′sə- ]

Any of a group of psychiatric disorders characterized by withdrawal from reality, illogical patterns of thinking, delusions, hallucinations, and psychotic behavior. Schizophrenia is associated with an imbalance of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain and may have an underlying genetic cause.

单词	schizophrenia
释义	schizophrenia [ skit-suh-free-nee-uh, -freen-yuh ] / ˌskɪt səˈfri ni ə, -ˈfrin yə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR schizophrenia ON THESAURUS.COM noun Psychiatry.Also called dementia praecox. a severe mental disorder characterized by some, but not necessarily all, of the following features: emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration, social isolation, disorganized speech and behavior, delusions, and hallucinations. a state characterized by the coexistence of contradictory or incompatible elements. Origin of schizophrenia First recorded in 1910–15; schizo- + -phrenia OTHER WORDS FROM schizophrenia schiz·o·phren·ic [skit-suh-fren-ik], /ˌskɪt səˈfrɛn ɪk/, adjective, nounnon·schiz·o·phren·ic, adjectiveun·schiz·o·phren·ic, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH schizophrenia neurotic, psychotic, schizoid, schizophrenic Words nearby schizophrenia Schizomycetes, schizomycosis, schizont, schizonychia, schizophasia, schizophrenia, schizophrenic, schizophrenogenic, schizophyceous, schizophyte, schizopod Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for schizophrenia A lot of research is carried out on people in this “prodromal” phase, and psychiatrists like Rezaii are using language and other measures of behavior to try to identify which prodromal patients go on to develop full schizophrenia and why. Machines can spot mental health issues—if you hand over your personal data\|Bobbie Johnson\|August 13, 2020\|MIT Technology Review Rezaii found that language analysis could predict with more than 90% accuracy which patients were likely to develop schizophrenia before any typical symptoms emerged. Machines can spot mental health issues—if you hand over your personal data\|Bobbie Johnson\|August 13, 2020\|MIT Technology Review It’s not just schizophrenia that could be spotted with a machine. Machines can spot mental health issues—if you hand over your personal data\|Bobbie Johnson\|August 13, 2020\|MIT Technology Review The researchers used recordings of conversations made over the last decade or so with two groups of schizophrenia patients at Emory University. Machines can spot mental health issues—if you hand over your personal data\|Bobbie Johnson\|August 13, 2020\|MIT Technology Review It’s probably a modest increased risk among people with schizophrenia, and in particular when severe mental illness is paired with substance use. 5 Psychology Terms You’re Probably Misusing (Ep. 334 Rebroadcast)\|Stephen J. Dubner\|January 9, 2020\|Freakonomics Interestingly, the PLOS Medicine article noted, Otsuka makes the same claim for schizophrenia as it does for bipolar disorder. Mother’s Little Anti-Psychotic Is Worth $6.9 Billion A Year\|Jay Michaelson\|November 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The Duke researchers screened out those who had problems with hard drugs, alcohol or schizophrenia. Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: July 27\|PunditFact.com\|July 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The research Crane was referring to has linked older fathers to schizophrenia and autism in children. High Manxiety: Thirtysomething Men Are The New Neurotic Singles\|Hannah Seligson\|May 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST This is the source of the schizophrenia that the South will suffer until it goes through its crisis of conscience. Alex Haley’s 1965 Playboy Interview with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.\|Alex Haley\|January 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The Israeli coalition's schizophrenia has been a hot topic since the government formed in January. No Peace With the Palestinians, No Peace Inside the Israeli Coalition\|Elisheva Goldberg\|June 13, 2013\|DAILY BEAST He said that if this schizophrenia kept on progressing, half the world would be in rehabilitation camps. They Twinkled Like Jewels\|Philip Jos Farmer Just another day in the life of "a person with schizophrenia." Dreaming of Dreaming\|Peter E. Williams Neither is specific of schizophrenia, but applies equally to the neuroses and the normal. Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology\|C. G. Jung Schizophrenia was the best answer, of course, and one in which his colleagues would concur. Warm\|Robert Sheckley The systematic character of resistance holds good, as I believe I have proved, even in schizophrenia. Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology\|C. G. Jung British Dictionary definitions for schizophrenia schizophrenia / (ˌskɪtsəʊˈfriːnɪə) / noun any of a group of psychotic disorders characterized by progressive deterioration of the personality, withdrawal from reality, hallucinations, delusions, social apathy, emotional instability, etcSee catatonia, hebephrenia, paranoia informal behaviour that appears to be motivated by contradictory or conflicting principles Word Origin for schizophrenia C20: from schizo- + Greek phrēn mind + -ia Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to schizophrenia insanity, mental disorder, personality disorder, depression, derangement, lunacy, madness, mania, nervous breakdown, neurosis, phobia, craziness, psychopathy, delusions, emotional disorder, maladjustment, mental disease, paranoia, psychosis Cultural definitions for schizophrenia schizophrenia [ (skit-suh-free-nee-uh, skit-suh-fren-ee-uh) ] A form of psychosis marked by a strong tendency to dissociate oneself from reality. Schizophrenia is often characterized by hallucinations, delusions, and inappropriate reactions to situations. The word schizophrenia is often used informally as well as scientifically to indicate a split personality. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for schizophrenia schizophrenia [ skĭt′sə-frē′nē-ə, -frĕn′ē-ə ] n. Any of a group of psychotic disorders usually characterized by withdrawal from reality, illogical patterns of thinking, delusions, and hallucinations, and accompanied in varying degrees by other emotional, behavioral, or intellectual disturbances. Schizophrenia is associated with dopamine imbalances in the brain and may have an underlying genetic cause. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for schizophrenia schizophrenia [ skĭt′sə-frē′nē-ə, skĭt′sə- ] Any of a group of psychiatric disorders characterized by withdrawal from reality, illogical patterns of thinking, delusions, hallucinations, and psychotic behavior. Schizophrenia is associated with an imbalance of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain and may have an underlying genetic cause. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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schizophrenia

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