reactive schizophrenia
noun Psychiatry.
a type of schizophrenia of rapid onset and brief duration that occurs in response to environmental factors.
Nearby words
reactivate, reactive, reactive component, reactive depression, reactive hyperemia, reactive schizophrenia, reactive thrust, reactivity, reactor, reactor vessel, read
Origin of reactive schizophrenia
First recorded in 1960–65
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Medicine definitions for reactive schizophrenia
reactive schizophrenia
n.
A severe form of schizophrenia that is distinguished from process schizophrenia by its more acute onset, greater correlation with environmental stress, and better prognosis.
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