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SCHIZOPHRENIA (5)
SCHIZOPHRENIA (5)
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(
psychiatry
)
a
major
mental disorder typically characterized by a
separation
of the
thought
processes
and the emotions, a distortion of
reality
accompanied by
delusions
and
hallucinations
, a fragmentation of the
personality
,
motor
(involving muscular
movement
) disturbances,
bizarre
behavior
, etc. The
word
schizophrenia
comes from Greek, meaning split
mind
.
—9th
ACC
Volume 1 Approved Glossary