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Disordered Thinking

MedGen UID:
853628
•Concept ID:
C2115875
•
Finding
Synonyms: Disordered Thoughts; Thought Disorganization

Definition

Incoherent, disorganized or illogical thought processes. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDisordered Thinking

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Characteristics of non-clinical hallucinations: A mixed-methods analysis of auditory, visual, tactile and olfactory hallucinations in a primary voice-hearing cohort.
Toh WL, Thomas N, Robertson M, Rossell SL
Psychiatry Res 2020 Jul;289:112987. Epub 2020 May 19 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112987. PMID: 32446007
A taxonomy of Rorschach autisms with implications for differential diagnosis among thinking-disordered patients.
Wagner EE, Wagner CF, Hilsenroth MJ, Fowler C
J Clin Psychol 1995 Mar;51(2):290-3. doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(199503)51:2<290::aid-jclp2270510220>3.0.co;2-7. PMID: 7797654
Pharmacologic treatment of schizophrenia.
Levinson DF
Clin Ther 1991 May-Jun;13(3):326-52. PMID: 1683269

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The intersection between eating disorders and gastrointestinal disorders: a narrative review and practical guide.
Staller K, Abber SR, Burton Murray H
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023 Jun;8(6):565-578. Epub 2023 Feb 28 doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(22)00351-X. PMID: 36868254
Linguistic determinants of formal thought disorder in first episode psychosis.
Mackinley M, Chan J, Ke H, Dempster K, Palaniyappan L
Early Interv Psychiatry 2021 Apr;15(2):344-351. Epub 2020 Mar 3 doi: 10.1111/eip.12948. PMID: 32129010
Rorschach correlates of adolescent self-mutilation.
Kochinski S, Smith SR, Baity MR, Hilsenroth MJ
Bull Menninger Clin 2008 Winter;72(1):54-77. doi: 10.1521/bumc.2008.72.1.54. PMID: 18419244
Studies of the course of schizophasia.
Kirov K
Psychopathology 1990;23(4-6):339-41. doi: 10.1159/000284678. PMID: 2084786
Disordered thinking.
Harrow M, Silverstein M, Marengo J
Arch Gen Psychiatry 1983 Jul;40(7):765-71. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1983.01790060063008. PMID: 6860077

Diagnosis

A hybrid decision support system for automatic detection of Schizophrenia using EEG signals.
Khare SK, Bajaj V
Comput Biol Med 2022 Feb;141:105028. Epub 2021 Nov 17 doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2021.105028. PMID: 34836626
Linguistic determinants of formal thought disorder in first episode psychosis.
Mackinley M, Chan J, Ke H, Dempster K, Palaniyappan L
Early Interv Psychiatry 2021 Apr;15(2):344-351. Epub 2020 Mar 3 doi: 10.1111/eip.12948. PMID: 32129010
Disorders of thought are severe mood disorders: the selective attention defect in mania challenges the Kraepelinian dichotomy a review.
Raymond Lake C
Schizophr Bull 2008 Jan;34(1):109-17. Epub 2007 May 21 doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbm035. PMID: 17515440Free PMC Article
Circuitry of the frontal association cortex and its relevance to dementia.
Goldman-Rakic PS
Arch Gerontol Geriatr 1987 Sep;6(3):299-309. doi: 10.1016/0167-4943(87)90029-x. PMID: 3318747
Disordered thinking.
Harrow M, Silverstein M, Marengo J
Arch Gen Psychiatry 1983 Jul;40(7):765-71. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1983.01790060063008. PMID: 6860077

Therapy

Ability of postoperative delirium to predict intermediate-term postoperative cognitive function in patients undergoing elective surgery at an academic medical centre: protocol for a prospective cohort study.
Aranake-Chrisinger A, Cheng JZ, Muench MR, Tang R, Mickle A, Maybrier H, Lin N, Wildes T, Lenze E, Avidan MS
BMJ Open 2018 Mar 17;8(3):e017079. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017079. PMID: 29550773Free PMC Article
Translation of the Quality of Life for Eating Disorders questionnaire into Hindi.
Lal M, Abraham S
Eat Behav 2011 Jan;12(1):68-71. Epub 2010 Nov 1 doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2010.09.005. PMID: 21184977
Clinical evaluation of negative symptoms in schizophrenia.
Möller HJ
Eur Psychiatry 2007 Sep;22(6):380-6. Epub 2007 May 23 doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2007.03.010. PMID: 17524626
Thought disorder in adolescent-onset schizophrenia.
Makowski D, Waternaux C, Lajonchere CM, Dicker R, Smoke N, Koplewicz H, Min D, Mendell NR, Levy DL
Schizophr Res 1997 Feb 7;23(2):147-65. doi: 10.1016/s0920-9964(96)00097-7. PMID: 9061811
Pharmacologic treatment of schizophrenia.
Levinson DF
Clin Ther 1991 May-Jun;13(3):326-52. PMID: 1683269

Prognosis

Linguistic determinants of formal thought disorder in first episode psychosis.
Mackinley M, Chan J, Ke H, Dempster K, Palaniyappan L
Early Interv Psychiatry 2021 Apr;15(2):344-351. Epub 2020 Mar 3 doi: 10.1111/eip.12948. PMID: 32129010
Impacting Delirium in the Trauma ICU Utilizing the ICU Liberation Collaborative Benchmark Report.
Sweeney J
J Trauma Nurs 2018 Nov/Dec;25(6):348-355. doi: 10.1097/JTN.0000000000000405. PMID: 30395033
Rorschach correlates of adolescent self-mutilation.
Kochinski S, Smith SR, Baity MR, Hilsenroth MJ
Bull Menninger Clin 2008 Winter;72(1):54-77. doi: 10.1521/bumc.2008.72.1.54. PMID: 18419244
Studies of the course of schizophasia.
Kirov K
Psychopathology 1990;23(4-6):339-41. doi: 10.1159/000284678. PMID: 2084786
Disordered thinking.
Harrow M, Silverstein M, Marengo J
Arch Gen Psychiatry 1983 Jul;40(7):765-71. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1983.01790060063008. PMID: 6860077

Clinical prediction guides

Linguistic determinants of formal thought disorder in first episode psychosis.
Mackinley M, Chan J, Ke H, Dempster K, Palaniyappan L
Early Interv Psychiatry 2021 Apr;15(2):344-351. Epub 2020 Mar 3 doi: 10.1111/eip.12948. PMID: 32129010
Development and preliminary validation of a brief behavioral measure of psychotic propensity.
Eblin JJ, Meyer GJ, Mihura JL, Viglione DJ, O'Gorman ET
Psychiatry Res 2018 Oct;268:340-347. Epub 2018 Aug 2 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.08.006. PMID: 30098541
Rorschach correlates of adolescent self-mutilation.
Kochinski S, Smith SR, Baity MR, Hilsenroth MJ
Bull Menninger Clin 2008 Winter;72(1):54-77. doi: 10.1521/bumc.2008.72.1.54. PMID: 18419244
Disorders of thought are severe mood disorders: the selective attention defect in mania challenges the Kraepelinian dichotomy a review.
Raymond Lake C
Schizophr Bull 2008 Jan;34(1):109-17. Epub 2007 May 21 doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbm035. PMID: 17515440Free PMC Article
Disordered thinking.
Harrow M, Silverstein M, Marengo J
Arch Gen Psychiatry 1983 Jul;40(7):765-71. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1983.01790060063008. PMID: 6860077

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