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Opinions are divided on that. Some clinicians say that mild cases of schizophrenia are possible, and are in fact true in cases of paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personality disorders. Others say that schizophrenia is schizophrenia, and you cannot have a milder form of it.

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Yes. It is a separate disorder, called "schizophreniform disorder". It lasts for between 1 and 6 months, as opposed to schizophrenia, which lasts at least 6 months.

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