HyperDic: hebephrenic_schizophrenia

English > 1 sense of the expression hebephrenic schizophrenia:
NOUNstatehebephrenic schizophrenia, hebephrenia, disorganized schizophrenia, disorganized type schizophreniaa form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior
English > hebephrenic schizophrenia: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA 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.
Synonymshebephrenia, disorganized schizophrenia, disorganized type schizophrenia
Broaderschizophrenia, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis, dementia praecoxAny of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
Spanishhebefrenia
Catalanhebefrenia, hebefrènia

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