Schizophasia

Schizophasia

This term has been used to describe the language disorder in schizophrenia, which may be characterized by paraphasias and neologisms, loose connections between thoughts, tangential thinking, and delusional intrusions. The resulting output may be unintelligible and may resemble Wernicke’s aphasia.

Cross References

Delusion; Neologism; Paraphasia; Wernicke’s aphasia