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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
Gaines said he was later informed by authorities that Sommers suffers from schizophrenia.
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Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
However, schizophrenia itself tends to manifest in late adolescence/early adulthood.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
Bristol Myers Squibb : Patience is required with the drugmaker because its new schizophrenia drug, Cobenfy, is still in the early innings.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
More:After biblical debate, Kentucky House backs bill blocking source-of-income bans
Kathy Dobbins, CEO of Wellspring, said Todd’s commitment arose because his oldest son, Sam, suffered from schizophrenia.
—Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for schizophrenia
Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
However, schizophrenia itself tends to manifest in late adolescence/early adulthood.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
Bristol Myers Squibb : Patience is required with the drugmaker because its new schizophrenia drug, Cobenfy, is still in the early innings.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
More:After biblical debate, Kentucky House backs bill blocking source-of-income bans
Kathy Dobbins, CEO of Wellspring, said Todd’s commitment arose because his oldest son, Sam, suffered from schizophrenia.
—Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schizophrenia
Noun
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Emma then revealed Bruce's frontotemporal dementia diagnosis in February 2023.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Caring for someone with dementia is extremely demanding and not a one-person job.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Atypical antipsychotics – medication used to treat a range of psychiatric disorders – are often used to treat psychosis in Alzheimer’s patients even though they are not approved for that purpose.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2025
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Most people do it while experiencing some form of the socially sanctioned psychosis known as Being in Love.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2025
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On the other hand, cannabis impairment may lead to anxiety and paranoia, which may make a driver more cautious and want to drive more slowly.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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While groups on Nextdoor and the Ring Neighbors app can devolve into paranoia and big arguments over tiny things, the extreme vigilance among their many users means that some of those individuals are repositories of memories.—
Ron Lieber,
New York Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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My remaining neuroses are laser-directed on his well-being.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2025
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And his neurosis with his family makes perfect sense in a way that’s obvious but satisfying.—
Cat Zhang,
Vulture,
28 Aug. 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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Shohei Ohtani’s presence everywhere For any Chicago sports fans old enough to remember the height of Michael Jordan’s fame and popularity, that’s what Shohei Ohtani mania looks like around Tokyo.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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However, the speed of government, even this highly active Trump administration, does not come close to the 24/7 mania of crypto markets.—
Alexander S. Blume,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Despite his confession, Moseley pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity at the trial for Kitty's slaying.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Smith’s attorneys argued that he should be found not guilty by reason of insanity, records show.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2025
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The decline of global wine sales over the last three years is showing no signs of stopping, and the current economic instability pritendd an even gloomier outlook.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Tariff Strategy Sparks Backlash Market instability has been linked to Trump's aggressive trade policies, including new tariffs on Canadian metals.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Schizophrenia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schizophrenia. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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