noun
hebephrenia; disorganized schizophrenia
Medical term for a subtype of schizophrenia characterized by disorganized behavior and speech. Rare in everyday conversation; used in psychiatric contexts.
破瓜病は統合失調症の一型として分類される。
Hebephrenia is classified as a subtype of schizophrenia.
The term 破瓜病 literally means 'broken gourd disease', possibly from the idea of a split mind, but the exact derivation is uncertain. It is a direct translation of the German 'Hebephrenie'.