schizophrenia
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/ˌskɪt.səˈfɹiː.ni.ə/
English
Definitions
noun
- A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness characterised by abnormal perception, thinking, behavior and emotion, often marked by delusions.
- Any condition in which disparate or mutually exclusive activities coexist; a lack of decision between options.
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Synonyms
dementia praecoxschizophrenic disorderschizophrenic psychosisparanoiddiseaseillnessdichotomyinconsistencyhebephreniaparanoid schizophreniacatatonic schizophreniadisorganized schizophreniapsychotic disorderthought disordersimple schizophreniaresidual schizophrenia
Associated
antipsychoticbipolarpsychosisschizophrenicdelusionspsychotichallucinationshyperactivitydelusionaldissociativedopaminedisorder