noun
schizophrenic; person with schizophrenia
Medical/clinical term for a person diagnosed with schizophrenia. In everyday contexts, 統合失調症患者 is more current and less stigmatizing, but 分裂症患者 is still understood.
分裂症患者の治療には、薬物療法と心理社会的支援が重要です。
For the treatment of schizophrenic patients, medication and psychosocial support are important.
彼は分裂症患者として長年、地域の支援を受けている。
As a person with schizophrenia, he has been receiving community support for many years.
Compound of 分裂症 (schizophrenia) + 患者 (patient). 分裂症 is a calque from German 'Schizophrenie', composed of 分裂 (split) + 症 (disease).