The word schizophrenia comes from the Greek words Ï Ï Î Î Ï ( schizo , break ) and Ï Ï Î Î 1\/2 Ï Ï ( frenos , mind ) and means `` shattered mind '' . The word schizophreniaâ '' which translates roughly as `` splitting of the mind '' and comes from the Greek roots schizein ( Ï Ï Î Î Î Î Î 1\/2 , `` to split '' ) and phrÄ `` n , phren - ( Ï Ï Î Î 1\/2 , Ï Ï Î Î 1\/2 - , `` mind '' ) â '' was coined by Eugen Bleuler in 1908 and was intended to describe the separation of function between personality , thinking , memory , and perception .