thought disorder

American  

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.

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thought disorder British  

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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Example Sentences

“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.”

From Washington Post

“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.”

From Washington Post

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

From Washington Post

"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

Inside, a mother was watching nervously over her son, a Black man with a severe thought disorder, who was staring vacantly at the walls.

From Washington Post