schizophrenogenic

[ skit-suh-free-nuh-jen-ik, -fren- ]

adjective

1. causative of schizophrenia.

schizophrenogenic

/ -ˌfrɛnəʊ-; ˌskɪtsəʊˌfriːnəʊˈdʒɛnɪk /

adjective

1. tending to cause schizophrenia

Word History and Origins

Origin of schizophrenogenic¹

First recorded in 1945–50; schizophren(ia) + -o- + -genic