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dementia praecox
is a kind of:
mental disorder
Emil Kraepelin
first applied this term, introduced by
Morel
, to the
mental disorder
now called
schizophrenia
early in the 19th century. The word "praecox" implied precocious or early onset as distinct from senile or late onset
dementia
.
See Also:
heboid praecox
precox
Schizophrenia
People
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Bénédict Augustin Morel
Emil Kraepelin
Movies
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Kings Row
Shock Corridor
Stonehearst Asylum
Suddenly, Last Summer
Books, etc.
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Synopsis of Eugen Bleuler's Dementia Praecox or the Group of Schizophrenics