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Mental Status Examination - Sherlyn


Posted: Apr 08, 2011

Cannot quite make out if dictator is saying, "form of thought disorganized"  or "formal thought disorganized".  I believe it would be form of thought......any ideas anyone????  Thanks.

I've heard "form of thought" before - yes

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Diagnosis - Sherlyn

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Patient was diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder.

Depending on patient diagnosis, could be - see message

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Depending on context of what the patient is there for, maybe:


Formal thought disorder (FTD), or disorganized speech, is one of the central signs of schizophrenia.


 


 

Ooops! - Sherlyn

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Sorry about the response in the wrong place. Been a long morning already.


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