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Schizophrenia - disorganized type

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Definition

Disorganized schizophrenia is a type of schizophrenia in which behavior is disturbed and has no purpose.


Alternative Names

Hebephrenic schizophrenia; Disorganized schizophrenia


Causes, incidence, and risk factors

The cause is unknown. This type of schizophrenia usually begins before age 25.



Review Date: 02/07/2010
Reviewed By: David B. Merrill, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)

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