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original name for schizophrenia, when it was characterized as a psychosis with adolescent onset and a chronic course ending in deterioration.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
dementia praecox
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dementia praecox — [prē′käks΄] n. [ModL: see PRECOCIOUS & DEMENTIA] SCHIZOPHRENIA … English World dictionary
Dementia praecox — An article by Eugen Bleuler on dementia praecox (1911) Dementia praecox (a premature dementia or precocious madness ) refers to a chronic, deteriorating psychotic disorder characterized by rapid cognitive disintegration, usually beginning in the… … Wikipedia
Dementia praecox — Der Begriff Dementia praecox (démence précoce) geht zurück auf den französischen Psychiater Benedict Augustin Morel. In seinem 1860 erschienen Werk Traite des Maladies Mentales bezeichnete er damit die Erkrankung eines Jugendlichen, der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
dementia praecox — /damensh(iy)a priykoks/ A term used to include a wide range of mental disorders which occur in early life. It is also called adolescent insanity and schizophrenia. Dementia praecox includes three types, namely, primary dementia, catatonia, and… … Black's law dictionary
dementia praecox — /damensh(iy)a priykoks/ A term used to include a wide range of mental disorders which occur in early life. It is also called adolescent insanity and schizophrenia. Dementia praecox includes three types, namely, primary dementia, catatonia, and… … Black's law dictionary
Dementia praecox — Demen|tia prae|cox [ prɛ:kɔks] die; <zu lat. praecox »frühzeitig (auftretend)«> Jugendirresein (Med.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
dementia praecox — noun Etymology: New Latin, literally, premature dementia Date: 1899 schizophrenia … New Collegiate Dictionary
dementia praecox — /pree koks/, Psychiatry. schizophrenia. [1895 1900; < NL: precocious dementia] * * * … Universalium
dementia praecox — demen′tia prae′cox [[t]ˈpri kɒks[/t]] n. psi schizophrenia • Etymology: 1895–1900; < NL: precocious dementia … From formal English to slang
dementia praecox — (лат. раннее слабоумие ) 1) (истор.) общее название психозов молодого возраста, характеризующихся исходом в гебефрению, кататонию или параноидное слабоумие; 2) см. Шизофрения … Большой медицинский словарь
