Bmj-British Medical Journal
Publication date:
2007-12-22
Volume:
335
Pages:
1294 -
1294
Publisher:
BMJ Publishing Group
Author:
Howes, Oliver D
Weinstein, Sara ; Tabraham, Paul ; Valmaggia, Lucia ; Broome, Matthew ; McGuire, Philip
Keywords:
Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Medicine, General & Internal, General & Internal Medicine, THOUGHT, Humans, Language Disorders, Schizophrenic Psychology, Speech, Terminology as Topic, 1103 Clinical Sciences, 1117 Public Health and Health Services, 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences, 42 Health sciences, 52 Psychology
Abstract:
Young people often use language in an unconventional way. This may create communication difficulties for older doctors, particularly in the identification of disorganised speech, say Oliver D Howes and colleagues