精神分裂病

Etymology
Compound of. Coined in Japan in the Meiji period as a.

The Japanese term has overtones of  or  in ordinary use, leading historically to some confusion regarding this diagnosis, as persons with schizophrenia do not necessarily exhibit any breakdown of intellect. The misnomer nature of this word, as well as the stigma associated with this pejorative term, ultimately led the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology to formally relabel the disease in 2002 as, a name alluding to the of mental illnesses.

Noun

 * 1)  schizophrenia

Synonyms

 * : the modern term for

Derived terms

 * : a schizophrene, a person suffering from schizophrenia