Is schizophrenia considered to be a reportable case?

No: Generally, the government requires reporting epidemic diseases, or those that spread easily and are hard to treat. Schizophrenia is non-contagious and does not constitute a public health hazard in that sense. No reporting is needed.

No: In fact, based on the hippa laws, a doctor may not release any information about a patient, without the patient's permission. One percent of the population has schizophrenia. This translates into about 3, 000, 000 americans.