Definition of DEMENTIA PRAECOX in Black's Law Dictionary 4th Edition – Legal dictionary – Glossary of legal terms.
Definition of DEMENTIA PRAECOX
A term used to include a wide range of mental disorders which occur in early life. It is also called adolescent insanity and schizophrenia. Dementia praecox includes three types, namely, primary dementia, catatonia, and hebephrenia. Loftin v. Yancey, 182 Okl. 313, 77 P.2d 107, 108; Honrath v. New York Life Ins. Co., 65 S.D. 480, 275 N.W. 258, 259, 112 A.L.R. 1272; Lee v. United States, C.C.A.Ga., 91 F.2d 326, 330. Also, see Insanity.
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