A Comparison of Clinical and Linguistic Indices of Deviance in the Verbal Discourse of Schizophrenics.

Sanders, Lynne M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ513659

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Publication Date: 1995

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A Comparison of Clinical and Linguistic Indices of Deviance in the Verbal Discourse of Schizophrenics.

Sanders, Lynne M.; And Others

Applied Psycholinguistics, v16 n3 p325-38 Sep 1995

Compared clinical and psycholinguistic approaches to the measurement of verbal behavior according to their ability to discriminate among individuals with schizophrenia, manic- depression, and controls. On the linguistic measures, the speech of individuals with schizophrenia differed significantly from the other two groups in productivity and cohesion. (Contains 32 references.) (MDM)

Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology), Discourse Analysis, Language Skills, Language Tests, Psycholinguistics, Schizophrenia, Speech Communication, Syntax, Verbal Ability

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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