disorganized schizophrenia

1. (noun) 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
Synonyms: disorganized type schizophrenia, hebephrenia, hebephrenic schizophrenia
Related Words: dementia praecox, schizophrenia, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis



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