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disorganized type schizophrenia vs schizophrenic disorder

schizophrenic disorder vs disorganized type schizophrenia

disorganized type schizophrenia and schizophrenic disorder both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disorganized type schizophrenia Yes No No No
schizophrenic disorder Yes No No No
As nouns, schizophrenic disorder is a hypernym of disorganized type schizophrenia; that is, schizophrenic disorder is a word with a broader meaning than disorganized type schizophrenia:
  • disorganized type schizophrenia: 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
  • schizophrenic disorder: any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
Other hypernyms of disorganized type schizophrenia include dementia praecox, schizophrenia, schizophrenic psychosis.
disorganized type schizophrenia (noun) schizophrenic disorder (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 any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
Difference between disorganized type schizophrenia and schizophrenic disorder

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