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hebephrenia vs dementia praecox

dementia praecox vs hebephrenia

hebephrenia and dementia praecox both are nouns.

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

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