hebephrenic schizophrenia
a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions • Syn: hebephrenia, disorganized schizophrenia, disorganized type schizophrenia • Derivationally related forms: hebephrenic (for: hebephrenia) • Hypernyms: schizophrenia, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis, dementia praecox
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