User:Jaycar71/Thought disorder

A thought disorder (TD) is any disturbance in cognition that adversely affects language and thought content, and thereby communication. A variety of thought disorders were said to be characteristic of people with schizophrenia. A content-thought disorder is typically characterised by the experience of multiple delusional fragments. The term, thought disorder, is often used to refer to a formal thought disorder.

A formal thought disorder (FTD) is a disruption of the form or structure of thought. Formal thought disorder, also known as disorganised thinking, results in disorganised speech, and is recognised as a major feature of schizophrenia, and other psychoses. FTD is also associated with conditions including mood disorders, dementia, mania, and neurological diseases. (Disorganized speech leads to an inference of disorganized thoughts. From this behavior, we can infer an issue with the thought process of someone else.