| NOUN | state | hebephrenia, hebephrenic schizophrenia, disorganized schizophrenia, disorganized type schizophrenia | a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior |
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| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Spanish | hebefrenia | |
| Catalan | hebefrenia, hebefrènia | |
| 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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