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English noun: hebephrenia

1. hebephrenia (state) 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


Synonymsdisorganized schizophrenia, disorganized type schizophrenia, hebephrenic schizophrenia


Broader (hypernym)dementia praecox, schizophrenia, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis









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