dementia præcox

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• dementia pre|cox — dementia prae|cox or dementia pre|cox «PREE koks», = schizophrenia: (Cf. ↑schizophrenia) »Among the psychoses are schizophrenia, first called dementia praecox (adolescent insanity) by Emil Kraepelin in 1896, and changed by Eugene Bleuler in 1911… …   Useful english dictionary

• dementia prae|cox — or dementia pre|cox «PREE koks», = schizophrenia: (Cf. ↑schizophrenia) »Among the psychoses are schizophrenia, first called dementia praecox (adolescent insanity) by Emil Kraepelin in 1896, and changed by Eugene Bleuler in 1911 to the now more… …   Useful english dictionary

• dementia praecox — dementia prae·cox prē .käks n SCHIZOPHRENIA * * * original name for schizophrenia, when it was characterized as a psychosis with adolescent onset and a chronic course ending in deterioration …   Medical dictionary

• 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 — Demen|tia prae|cox [ prɛ:kɔks] die; <zu lat. praecox »frühzeitig (auftretend)«> Jugendirresein (Med.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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• Ungdomssløvsind — Dementia præcox …   Danske encyklopædi

• dementiapraecox — dementia prae·cox (prēʹkŏks ) n. Schizophrenia. No longer in scientific use.   [New Latin dēmentia praecox: Latin dēmentia, dementia + Latin praecox, premature.] * * * …   Universalium

• Mental Pathology —     Mental Pathology     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Mental Pathology     This subject will be considered under the following headings:     I. Localization of Mental Faculties     II. Causes of Mental Disturbances     III. Varieties of Insanity… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Schizophrenia — MeshName = Schizophrenia MeshNumber = F03.700.750 Schizophrenia (pron en|ˌskɪtsəˈfriːniə), from the Greek roots schizein (σχίζειν, to split ) and phrēn , phren (φρήν, φρεν , mind ) is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a mental disorder… …   Wikipedia