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.

synonyms: disorganized schizophrenia, disorganized type schizophrenia, hebephrenic schizophrenia.

Dutch: gedesorganiseerde schizofrenie
Polish: hebefrenia, schizofrenia zdezorganizowana, schizofrenia hebefreniczna