Meaning | 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. |
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Synonyms | hebephrenic schizophrenia, disorganized schizophrenia, disorganized type schizophrenia |
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Broader | schizophrenia, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis, dementia praecox | Any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact |
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Spanish | hebefrenia |
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Catalan | hebefrenia, hebefrènia |
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Adjectives | hebephrenic | suffering from a form of schizophrenia characterized by foolish mannerisms and senseless laughter along with delusions and regressive behavior |
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