History of Schizophrenia By mah0418 Period: Jan 1, 1809 to Oct 29, 2013 Schizophrenia Oct 30, 1809 Earliest description of Schizophrenia Psychiatrists Philippe Pinel, and John Haslam, identified the first thorough portraits of Schizophrenia. Jan 1, 1887 Classified as a distinct mental disorder by Kraepelin. Oct 30, 1906 Struggle to explain why Schizophrenia happens Adolf Meyer thinks that Schizophrenia comes from difficult childhood. Jan 1, 1911 The Swiss psychiatrist, Eugen Bleuler, coined the term "schizophrenia". ajssjcn Jan 1, 1952 The first drug was invented for treatment of Schizophrenia