Posted by Squiggles on February 14, 2007, at 13:05:35
In reply to Re: Possible causes of bipolar and its spectrum, posted by Squiggles on February 14, 2007, at 12:43:52
> > >dementia praecox.
> >
> > Sounds as though you're quoting a very old text there Sqiggles.
sorry, Q-- i made mistake:how could i forget? dementia praecox is
what we now call schizophrenia; praecox is Latin
for 'early', or 'heralding' or 'prodromal' -- sorry i couldn't find the precise Latin term.".. which he defined as the "sub-acute development of a peculiar simple condition of mental weakness occurring at a youthful age."
(from Wikipedia)S
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