Language Analysis in Schizophrenia: Diagnostic Implications
- 1 June 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 16 (2) , 11-21
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00048678209161186
Abstract
Language profiles were developed for schizophrenic, manic and non-psychotic control subjects from the analysis of free speech samples. The profiles comprised syntactic variables reflecting the complexity, integrity and fluency of spoken language. Linguistic differences between the 3 diagnostic groups enabled accurate (95%) classification by discriminant function analysis. The results suggest an important role for language analysis in psychiatric diagnosis.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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