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Dementia praecox

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DIMENTIA PRAECOX

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Psychiatry Kraeplin and Bleuler Dementia Praecox

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Dementia Praecox

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Dementia Praecox

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Dementia Praecox

Dementia praecox is a disused psychiatric diagnosis that originally designated a chronic, deteriorating psychotic disorder characterized by rapid cognitive disintegration, usually beginning in the late teens or early adulthood. Over the years, the term "dementia praecox" was gradually replaced by "schizophrenia", which remains in current diagnostic use.
  • History 

  • Kraepelin's influence on the next century 

  • From dementia praecox to schizophrenia 

  • Conclusions