English noun: hebephrenic schizophrenia | |||
1. | hebephrenic schizophrenia (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 | ||
Synonyms | disorganized schizophrenia, disorganized type schizophrenia, hebephrenia | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dementia praecox, schizophrenia, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis | ||