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hebephrenia

/,hibə'friniə/

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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
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disorganized schizophrenia disorganized type schizophrenia hebephrenic schizophrenia

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dementia praecox schizophrenia schizophrenic disorder schizophrenic psychosis

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