Emil Kraepelin gave the label "dementia praecox" to the disorder now known as schizophrenia because he believed that the disorder resulted from:

A. increased consumption of alcohol.
B. premature deterioration of the brain.
C. brain trauma.
D. a chronic deficit of neurotransmitters in the brain.


Answer: B

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