Abstract
Thought disorder is an important symptom complex in schizophrenia. This chapter sets out to define thought disorder and the boundaries of thought disorder. Positive and negative symptoms and the speech patterns are described. Finally, the diagnostic significance and the relationship of thought disorder and other symptoms of schizophrenia are discussed.
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Andreasen, N. C. (2016). Thought disorder. In The Medical Basis of Psychiatry: Fourth Edition (pp. 497–505). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2528-5_25
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