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/ˌskitsəˈfrēnēə/,/-ˈfrenēə/,
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A long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation,
  1. A long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation

  2. (in general use) A mentality or approach characterized by inconsistent or contradictory elements


  1. any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
  2. (schizophrenic) suffering from some form of schizophrenia; "schizophrenic patients"
  3. Schizophrenia (or) is a mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of the process of thinking and of emotional responsiveness. ...
  4. Schizophrenia is the second studio album by Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura, released in 1987 through Cogumelo Records. It is the first album of the band with Andreas Kisser. ...
  5. Schizophrenia is an album by Wayne Shorter, recorded on 10 March 1967. The album features five originals by Shorter and an arrangement of James Spaulding's "Kryptonite".
  6. (Schizophrenic (album)) Schizophrenic is the first solo studio album by JC Chasez, known as one of the lead singers of the pop group 'N Sync. It was released on February 24, 2004.
  7. A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness variously affecting behavior, thinking, and emotion; Any condition in which disparate or mutually exclusive activities coexist
  8. one of the most complex of all mental health disorders; involves a severe, chronic, and disabling disturbance of the brain.
  9. A severe emotional disorder of psychotic depth characteristically marked by a retreat from reality with delusion formation, hallucinations, emotional disharmony, and regressive behavior.
  10. blessed with the vision of the other world, hears absolutely reliable voices except for those that talk about the knives. ...
  11. Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder characterized by hallucinations, delusions, disordered thinking, unusual speech or behavior and social withdrawal. This disease impairs the person’s ability to interact with others.
  12. a psychiatric disorder that usually involves problems with perceptions or expressions of reality, significant social or occupational problems, disorganized thinking, and delusions or hallucinations.
  13. A psychotic disorder which, in its active phase, is characterized by characteristic symptoms involving a number of psychological processes. Can be very disabling, even incapacitating.
  14. A psychiatric condition in which the patient suffers impairment of their perception of reality.
  15. Affecting approximately 1 percent of the population worldwide, schizophrenia is a disconnection from reality caused by disorganization of the mind's functions, not a split, or multiple personality. High levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine are thought to be the cause of the disease. ...
  16. A general term for a wide range of mental disorders characterized by a disassociation of sensory input, feelings and emotions on one hand and thoughts on the other. ...
  17. Now thought to be not a single disease, but a group of related illnesses that cause disordered thinking and perceptions.
  18. An abnormal state of mind or mental derangement characterized by distorted views of reality and the presence of conflicting ideas, impulses or emotions which lead to fantastic delusions and a disintegration of personality.
  19. A psychotic disorder marked by disconnection between thoughts, feelings, and actions (as in hallucinations and delusions); characterized by loss of contact with the environment and by noticeable deterioration in the level of functioning in everyday life. ( 7-04 )
  20. Severe mental disturbance characterized by psychotic episodes in which patients lose the ability to distinguish reality from hallucination.
  21. 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.
  22. Although an exact definition of schizophrenia still evades medical researchers, the evidence indicates more and more strongly that schizophrenia is a severe disturbance of the brain's functioning. There are billions of nerve cells in the brain. ...
  23. A complex brain disease, or perhaps a group of psychotic disorders, that can lead to the deterioration of social and personal functioning as a result of disorganized thinking, delusions, hallucinations, and social withdrawal, as well as other symptoms.
  24. Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by "positive" and "negative" symptoms. Psychotic, or positive, symptoms include delusions, hallucinations, and disordered thinking (apparent from a person's fragmented, disconnected and sometimes nonsensical speech). ...
  25. a class of psychological disorders characterized by grossly impaired social, emotional, cognitive, and perceptual functioning. (501)