The Confusing Area of Disturbed Thinking

Abstract

The nature of disturbed thinking is explained from two different psychological perspectives and six major types of thought disorder are presented, classified, and discussed. The overlap between these different types of thought disturbance and some possible functions of disturbed thinking are outlined. A heuristic model for detecting thought disorder is presented; and, in addition, some complex conceptual and research issues involved with investigating and systematizing knowledge about disturbed thinking are explained.