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Definition of Hebephrenia
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.
Exact synonyms: Disorganized Schizophrenia, Disorganized Type Schizophrenia, Hebephrenic Schizophrenia
Generic synonyms: Dementia Praecox, Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic Disorder, Schizophrenic Psychosis
Derivative terms: Hebephrenic
Generic synonyms: Dementia Praecox, Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic Disorder, Schizophrenic Psychosis
Derivative terms: Hebephrenic
Definition of Hebephrenia
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Medical Definition of Hebephrenia
1. A syndrome characterised by shallow and inappropriate affect, giggling, and silly, regressive behaviour and mannerisms; a subtype of schizophrenia now renamed disorganised schizophrenia. Origin: G. Hebe, puberty, + phren, the mind (05 Mar 2000)
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