VOA慢速英语:Study: Smoking May Increase Risk of Schizophrenia

psychiatrist – n. a doctor who treats mental or emotional disorders

psychotic – adj. having or relating to a very serious mental disorder

self-medication – n. the act of using a particular medicine or engaging in a certain kind of behavior that is not ordered by a doctor and which may not be physically or mentally healthy

podcast – n. an audio program that is loaded onto a website and which can be downloaded onto a listening device

symptom – n. a change in the body or mind which shows that a disease is present; a sign

response – n. a reaction to something else

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