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Nature 451, 127 (10 January 2008) | doi:10.1038/451127e; Published online 9 January 2008

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Schizophrenia does not mean split personality

Alex C. W. May1

  1. Northwest Institute for Bio-Health Informatics, ISBE, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK

I was astonished to see the terms 'schizophrenic' and 'split personality' being used interchangeably in a News & Views article on high-temperature superconductivity (Nature 450, 492–493; 2007).Although the usefulness of the concept of 'schizophrenia' in mental health is contested, the consensus is that it does not have anything to do with a 'split personality' (whatever that is).

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