TY - JOUR
T1 - Communicability and thought disorder in schizophrenics and other diagnostic groups. A follow-up study
AU - Ragin, A. B.
AU - Oltmanns, T. F.
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PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - To evaluate qualitative differences in the nature of thought disorder, the 'cloze' procedure and the Scale for the Assessment of Thought, Language and Communication were used to compare speech samples from schizophrenic, depressive, manic, schizo-affective and normal subjects at two different times. At the acute phase, thought-disordered subjects (schizophrenics, manics and schizo-affectives) were less communicable than non-thought-disordered subjects (depressives and normals). Communicability increased with remission of the more flagrant features of disturbance. Comparison of the thought-disordered diagnostic groups in the rate and pattern of remission of specific features of thought disorder indicated that factors reflecting goal-disrupted cognition distinguished the groups.
AB - To evaluate qualitative differences in the nature of thought disorder, the 'cloze' procedure and the Scale for the Assessment of Thought, Language and Communication were used to compare speech samples from schizophrenic, depressive, manic, schizo-affective and normal subjects at two different times. At the acute phase, thought-disordered subjects (schizophrenics, manics and schizo-affectives) were less communicable than non-thought-disordered subjects (depressives and normals). Communicability increased with remission of the more flagrant features of disturbance. Comparison of the thought-disordered diagnostic groups in the rate and pattern of remission of specific features of thought disorder indicated that factors reflecting goal-disrupted cognition distinguished the groups.
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U2 - 10.1192/bjp.150.4.494
DO - 10.1192/bjp.150.4.494
M3 - Article
C2 - 3664130
AN - SCOPUS:0023135333
VL - 150
SP - 494
EP - 500
JO - British Journal of Psychiatry
JF - British Journal of Psychiatry
SN - 0007-1250
IS - APR.
ER -