reactive schizophrenia

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noun Psychiatry.

a type of schizophrenia of rapid onset and brief duration that occurs in response to environmental factors.

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Origin of reactive schizophrenia

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby reactive schizophrenia

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How to use reactive schizophrenia in a sentence

These are reactive, not proactive, stances, and they do little to offer substantive solutions.
Men Need A Better Men’s Rights Movement|Nancy Kaffer|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Interestingly, the PLOS Medicine article noted, Otsuka makes the same claim for schizophrenia as it does for bipolar disorder.
Mother’s Little Anti-Psychotic Is Worth $6.9 Billion A Year|Jay Michaelson|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Oxygen is an extremely reactive chemical, corroding metals, rusting iron, and fueling fires.
Why Did It Take So Long For Complex Life To Evolve On Earth? Blame Oxygen.|Matthew R. Francis|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Other psychiatrists attempted to treat schizophrenia with carbon dioxide gas and artificially-induced comas.
Schizophrenia Isn’t One Disorder but Eight|Samantha Allen|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A big part of this, Zabin says, is teaching men to sit with uncomfortable feelings without becoming reactive.
Was Firing Ray Rice The Right Move?|Caitlin Dickson|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Schizophrenia was the best answer, of course, and one in which his colleagues would concur.
Warm|Robert Sheckley
Succedaneum for Chrysarobin; very active reducer or "reactive."
Merck's 1899 Manual|Merck & Co.
The bandolero was languishing in the third reactive stage of malignant cholera.
The Wolf Cub|Patrick Casey
Must be maneuverable by operators whose reactive time is not fast, but whose judgment and foresight are trustworthy.
The Impossible Voyage Home|Floyd L. Wallace
One of the great advantages of this arrangement will be in its reactive effect on the mother.
Concerning Children|Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Medical definitions for reactive schizophrenia

reactive schizophrenia

A severe form of schizophrenia that is distinguished from process schizophrenia by its more acute onset, greater correlation with environmental stress, and better prognosis.