WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hebephrenic 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]