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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
Ahead of his sentencing in 2009, Groves received two evaluations — one doctor diagnosed him with schizophrenia and deemed him legally insane at the time of the murder, while another doctor claimed the opposite.
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Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Kathy was diagnosed with schizophrenia about three years prior to her disappearance.
—Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
On the winning side of Wall Street, Bristol-Myers Squibb rose 1.6% after receiving U.S. federal approval for its new approach to treat schizophrenia in adults.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent research has explored possible connections between the microbiome, cognitive function and the symptoms associated with schizophrenia.
—Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
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Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Kathy was diagnosed with schizophrenia about three years prior to her disappearance.
—Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
On the winning side of Wall Street, Bristol-Myers Squibb rose 1.6% after receiving U.S. federal approval for its new approach to treat schizophrenia in adults.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
Read More: The Truth About Common Digestive Health Fears
Recent research has explored possible connections between the microbiome, cognitive function and the symptoms associated with schizophrenia.
—Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for schizophrenia
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schizophrenia
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Her grandmother has dementia and has to take 13 different medications.Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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Her mother, already difficult, is struggling with dementia, hence the road trip, which is meant to resettle her into Robin’s home.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2024
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Some are faced with a more lethal and rare diagnosis: postpartum psychosis.Theara Coleman, theweek, 18 Oct. 2024
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Such reasoning often derives from depression rather than psychosis, though some clinicians are reluctant to draw a categorical distinction.Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent episodes of Aaron Hernandez have excelled by stepping outside Aaron’s point of view, but this finale immerses us back in his state of mind, forcing us to experience his harrowing final days and really understand what his paranoia and insecurity felt like.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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In the immediate aftermath of a major assassination, groups certainly can experience communications breakdowns, confusion, grief, and paranoia.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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The principal events that establish this negative dynamic in their relationship—and, indeed, if such a thing were possible, the underlying etiology of Mother’s fundamental neurosis—lie beyond the scope of her pages and any living recall.Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Her flair for humor, going to core of the characters’ neuroses and idiosyncrasies, as well as for drama, plumbing the depths of their fears and demons, resulted in wide-ranging performances.Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024
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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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An essential difference is that episodes of bipolar mania cause symptoms at any time of the day and usually last for weeks or longer, while sundowning occurs in the evening hours.Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2024
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Like Martin a decade before it, vampirism is presented as a possible mental illness, and Vampire’s Kiss further deepens the metaphor by making Cage’s increasing mania and lusting for women an extension of the toxic masculinity that dominated offices in the ‘80s and is still a terrible force today.James Grebey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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Gein was found guilty of first-degree murder; in a separate trial to determine his mental competence, he was found not guilty by reason of insanity.Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Postpartum mental illnesses can be insidious and take many different forms, but the prosecution’s depiction of Lindsay challenged the stereotypical assumptions about insanity that had seemingly informed the public’s initial sympathy.Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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The company continues to face risks and uncertainties due to geopolitical instability and market volatility, which could adversely affect its search for a Business Combination.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Call it the awkwardness of the pregame: Peacock’s Kornacki cam didn’t work for about ten minutes, and every hour or so, the Multiview feature would crash, reflecting the instability of the streamer’s new infrastructure.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Schizophrenia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schizophrenia. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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