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1941, 19th ed.: A generic designation for mental deterioration, less frequently used than formerly, except in the term dementia praecox.
In the 1940s and '50s, dementia was seldom used except for types of schizophrenia, e.g., dementia praecox , or catatonic and paranoid dementia.