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thought disorder

noun

, Psychiatry.
  1. disorganized speech, as flight of ideas or loosening of associations, thought to reflect disorganized thinking and occurring as a symptom of some types of mental illness, as manic disorder or schizophrenia.


thought disorder

noun

  1. psychiatry a cognitive disorder in which the patient's thoughts or conversations are characterized by irrationality or sudden changes of subject
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Trump is evidencing formal thought disorder, where his basic ability to use language is breaking down.

From Salon

“We have a tendency — if we’re thinking logically — to continue to think logically. … I’ve never convincingly seen someone feign a thought disorder in clinical practice. It’s certainly possible, but I don’t think it’s likely.”

“The symptoms she exhibited objectively matched with what I would expect for someone with a thought disorder. Even more so, that specific symptom is pretty difficult to fake consistently.”

He specifically spoke about Hoggle’s “thought disorder,” a condition common among those with schizophrenia that can imped their ability to communicate.

"His delusionary beliefs, auditory hallucinations, as well as psychotic thought disorder have greatly contributed to his offending behaviour," the judge said during the sentence hearing.

From Reuters

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