In psychology, graphorrhea, or graphorrhoea, is a communication disorder expressed by excessive wordiness with minor or sometimes incoherent rambling, specifically in written work.[1] Graphorrhea is most commonly associated with schizophrenia[2][3][4][5] but can also result from several psychiatric and neurological disorders such as aphasia, thalamic lesions, temporal lobe epilepsy[6] and mania. Some ramblings may follow some or all grammatical rules but still leave the reader confused and unsure about what the piece is about.
See also
- Graphomania
- Hypergraphia
- Lists of language disorders
- Logorrhea
- Schizophasia
- Schizophrenia
- Thought disorder
- Word salad
References
- ^ Colman, Andrew M. (2015). A Dictionary of Psychology. Oxford University Press. p. 322. ISBN 9780199657681.
- ^ Aldrich, Chris (2002). The Aldrich Dictionary of Phobias and Other Word Families. Trafford Publishing. p. 242. ISBN 9781553698869.
- ^ Lechtenberg, Richard (1982). The Psychiatrist's Guide to Diseases of the Nervous System. Wiley. p. 115. ISBN 9780471087274.
- ^ Igakubu, Nihon Daigaku (1971). The Nihon University Journal of Medicine. p. 77.
- ^ Critchley, Edmund Michael R. (1987). Language and Speech Disorders: A Neurophysiological Approach. CNS. p. 174. ISBN 9781869868703.
- ^ Hier, Daniel B.; Gorelick, Philip B.; Shindler, Andrea Gellin (1987-01-01). Topics in Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychology: With Key References. Butterworths. p. 62. ISBN 9780409951653.