noun
- a chronic mental disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking, and abnormal behavior
Usage: medical
Examples
- The psychiatrist diagnosed him with schizophrenia after months of evaluation.
- People with schizophrenia often hear voices that others cannot hear.
- Early treatment of schizophrenia can help manage symptoms effectively.
- Her family learned about schizophrenia to better support her recovery.
- The medication helped reduce his schizophrenia symptoms significantly.
- Schizophrenia typically develops in late teens or early twenties.