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Dementia Praecox.
Dementia Praecox - as a noun
Any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
schizophrenia32schizophrenic disorderschizophrenic psychosisHypernyms (Closely Related)
psychosis19Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
borderline schizophrenialatent schizophreniacatatonia11catatonic schizophrenia
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catatonic type schizophreniadisorganized schizophreniadisorganized type schizophreniahebephrenia21hebephrenic schizophreniaparanoic type schizophreniaparanoid schizophreniaparaphrenia18paraphrenic schizophreniaacute schizophrenic episodereactive schizophrenia
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Example Sentences
"The symptoms of dementia praecox typically appear in late adolescence or early adulthood."
"Doctors in the early 20th century were often baffled by cases of dementia praecox."
"The prognosis for individuals with dementia praecox was once considered bleak."
"Treatment options for dementia praecox have significantly improved over the years."
"Researchers are still trying to understand the underlying causes of dementia praecox."
