catatonic schizophrenia

Definitions of catatonic schizophrenia
  1. noun
    a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement
    synonyms: catatonia, catatonic type schizophrenia
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    type of:
    dementia praecox, schizophrenia, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis
    any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
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