disorganized type schizophrenia
n 1: 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 [syn: {hebephrenia}, {hebephrenic
schizophrenia}, {disorganized schizophrenia}, {disorganized
type schizophrenia}]