Clinical Diagnosis · Nervous System · Easy
Schizophrenia
Meaning: A severe mental illness causing hallucinations, delusions, disordered thinking and social withdrawal.
In practice: He was diagnosed with schizophrenia after hearing voices commenting on his actions.
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