"schizophrenia," he said. "schizophrenia?" my mother questioned. "yes, your son has schizophrenia," he replied quietly, but i could still hear him. schizophrenia • /noun/ a long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behaviour leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentationAll Rights Reserved