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DEMENTIA PRAECOX (1)
DEMENTIA PRAECOX (1)
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a
psychiatric
term meaning
schizophrenia
(also a
psychiatric
term) which is a
major
mental disorder typically characterized by a separation of the
thought
processes
and the emotions, a distortion of
reality
accompanied by
delusions
and hallucinations, a fragmentation of the
personality
,
motor
(involving muscular
movement
) disturbances,
bizarre
behavior, etc. The word
schizophrenia
comes from Greek, meaning split
mind
.
—9th
ACC
Volume 3 Approved Glossary