How to sign: 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
Similiar / Same: hebephrenic schizophrenia, disorganized schizophrenia, disorganized type schizophrenia
Categories: dementia praecox, schizophrenia, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis