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It is a psychiatric disorder characterized by abnormal social behavior and failure to understand reality. It is usually diagnosed based on a combination of symptoms and can be managed with medication and therapy. Example: Jane's brother was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia and she has been learning how to support him through his treatment.
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schizophrenia
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A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness variously affecting behavior, thinking, and emotion.
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For most it will be a mix of anxiety and depression; for a small number, it will be a more critical illness, such as schizophrenia.
Dunn said: "My diagnosis is that he does not have a cannabis-induced psychosis but rather that he suffers from schizophrenia.
More than death, most human beings fear annihilation.This is a process familiar to psychiatrists who treat patients for disorders such as schizophrenia and depression.
A former vice president of the Royal College of Psychiatry, Turner is an expert in schizophrenia.
Clifton Ward in Southmead Hospital had 19 beds, was always fully occupied, and provided care for people with a range of illnesses, including schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and major depression.
Heiss was diagnosed with negative schizophrenia in 2005 in Ireland.
Combating the deep-seated myths and stereotyping around people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and personality disorder is the aim of Rethink Mental Illness, which also does brilliant work in advocacy, advice and carer support.
Psychiatrists did not find that he had paranoid schizophrenia, as first thought, but several disorders, most notably an extreme narcissistic personality disorder.
At his trial for Dave Schultz's murder, experts testified he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia.
The Soloist (2009) Foxx brought his classical training to bear on his role as Nathaniel Ayers, a real-life musical prodigy whose career is derailed by schizophrenia.
Assuming that Carole was suffering from schizophrenia, I wonder what effect it might have had on her, having therapists validate her darkest delusions.
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