Antedating of "Schizophrenic" (Noun)

[Fred Shapiro]

schizophrenic, n. (OED 1926)

1925 _Amer. Anthropologist_ XXVII. 281 (JSTOR)  An adequate or careful
study of paranoiacs, psychasthenics, schizophrenics, and others, makes
very clear the historical and acquisitional character of intrinsic human
behavior traits.

Fred Shapiro


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