Question

Can someone give me a brief history of schizophrenia?

Answer 1

Hello, HeWillBeTheDeathOfMe
The word "schizophrenia" is less than 100 years old. However, the disease was first identified as a discrete mental illness by Dr Emile Kraepelin in the 1887 and the illness itself is generally believed to have accompanied mankind through its history.
You can read more at http://schizophrenia.com/history.htm
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Answer 2

Schizophrenia was first described by Dr Emil Krapelin in the 19th century. He was director of the psychiatric clinic at the university in Estonia. He first used the term Dementia Praecox or premature dementia and he believed that the condition always had a steadily worsening course or if there was any improvement over time it would only be partial.