DEMENTIA PRAECOX

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N., Sam 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DEMENTIA PRAECOX: "Dementia praecox has been replaced by the term schizophrenia."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. Selecting a Diagnosis
  2. SCHIZOPHRENIA (OTHER TYPES)
  3. BLEULER, EUGEN (1857-1939)
  4. ESTHETICS
  5. LANGUAGE (Psycholinguistics)
  6. KRAEPELIN, EMIL (1856-1926)
  7. Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
  8. ARTERIOSCLEROTIC BRAIN DISORDER
  9. DETERIORATION (Mental Deterioration)
  10. Developing a Case Study
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "DEMENTIA PRAECOX," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/dementia-praecox/ (accessed July 3, 2022).

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