The term "Dementia precox" was coined by: (A) Freud, (B) Bleuler, (C) Kraepelin, (D) Schneider
Answer is C. C i.e., Kraepelin Benedict Morel used term demence precoce (in french) for deteriorated patients whose illness began in adolescence. Emil Kraeplin translated it into dementia. PrecoxQ i.e. dementia = deteriorated cognitive process & precox = early onset Eugen Bleuler coined term schizophreniaQ Kahlbaum described catatoniaQ, Hacker decribed hebephrenia