Symptoms or signs of thought disorder

Definition

Disturbances in the associative thought process typically manifest in speech or writing that range from circumstantiality to incoherence. These may be indicative of Schizophrenia and other primary psychotic disorders but can also occur in other mental disorders (e.g., Delirium).

6 subordinate codes

• MB25.00Circumstantiality
• MB25.01Tangentiality
• MB25.02Disorganised thinking
• MB25.03Incoherence
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

Nearby in Symptoms or signs involving form of thought

• MB25.1Flight of ideas
• MB25.2Neologisms
• MB25.3Thought blocking
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified