Posted by LostBoyinNC46 on June 8, 2015, at 21:19:39
In reply to They are not calling it schizophrenia anymore, posted by Lamdage22 on May 13, 2015, at 5:42:05
In the olden days, before the Freudians came in and ruined American psychiatry and Neuropsychiatrists were somewhat running the show, schizophrenia used to be called, "dementia praecox."
Thats Latin for "early dementia" and IMO, its the best description of the horrific brain disease known as schizophrenia Ive ever heard of. "Early dementia" is basically what it is, think about it. Youre maybe 21 and you start hearing voices BUT you also become totally demented and unable to think clearly.
Its a type of dementia.
I think the term "schizophrenia" sounds terrifying and just the word itself sounds super scary...like out of some horror movie or something. Its one of those psychology words that came out of the Freudian era of psychiatry.
I think its a good thing to call it something else, something that maybe sounds not so...terrifying. Call it what it is...a friggin neurological disease with behavioral problem components. I think dementia praecox was the best term ever invented to describe it...why not go back to that?
Eric AKA, "LostBoyinNC"
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