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Definition of Acute schizophrenic episode
1. Noun. Schizophrenia of abrupt onset and relatively short duration (a few weeks or months).
Generic synonyms: Dementia Praecox, Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic Disorder, Schizophrenic Psychosis
Medical Definition of Acute schizophrenic episode
1. A disorder in which the symptoms of schizophrenia occur abruptly; they may subside or become chronic over time. Synonym: acute schizophrenic episode. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acute Schizophrenic Episode
Literary usage of Acute schizophrenic episode
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anabolic Steroid Abuse by Geraline C. Lin (1996)
"... WR, and Layman, WA Anabolic steroids and acute schizophrenic episode. J Clin
Psychiatry 41(4):143-144, 1980. ..."
2. Analysis of Longitudinal and Cluster-Correlated Data by Nan M. Laird (2004)
"A Clinical Trial in Patients Undergoing an acute schizophrenic episode Schizophrenia
is an incurable disorder characterized by periods of acute psychosis of ..."
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