DEMENTIA PRAECOX

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N., Pam M.S.
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Obselete name for schizophrenia meaning deterioration of the mind.

DEMENTIA PRAECOX: "Dementia praecox has been replaced by the term schizophrenia."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. DYSLALIA
  2. DYSSOCIAL PERSONALITY
  3. KRAEPELIN'S THEORY
  4. EGOISTIC SUICIDE
  5. ETHCHLORVYNOL
  6. AGGRESSION
  7. NUCLEAR SCHIZOPHRENIA
  8. CARTESIAN DUALISM
  9. PROCESS-REACTIVE
  10. MANIFEST CONTENT
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "DEMENTIA PRAECOX," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/dementia-praecox/ (accessed February 24, 2020).
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