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hebephrenia
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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
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hebephrenic schizophreniadisorganized schizophreniadisorganized type schizophrenia
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