Table 4.
Frequency of speech-disorganized symptoms (SIPS-P5) in CHR patients in descending order (N = 232).
| SIPS No. | Type of speech-disorganized symptoms | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| P5 | Losing the thread of thoughts (observed by others) | 18 (7.8%) |
| P5 | Losing the thread of thoughts (self-experienced) | 15 (6.5%) |
| P5 | Derailment (observed by others) | 7 (3.0%) |
| P5 | Tangentiality (observed by others) | 7 (3.0%) |
| P5 | Circumstantial speech | 5 (2.2%) |
| P5 | Poverty of speech | 3 (1.3%) |
| P5 | Communication is vague | 2 (0.9%) |
| P5 | Neologisms | 2 (0.9%) |
| P5 | Thought blockage by intrusion (observed by others) | 2 (0.9%) |
| P5 | Stilted or pedantic speech | 2 (0.9%) |
| P5 | Extremely short non-elaborative speech | 1 (0.4%) |
| P5 | Derailment (self-experienced) | 1 (0.4%) |
| P5 | Paralogia/alogia | 1 (0.4%) |
| P5 | Thought blockage by intrusion (self-experienced) | 1 (0.4%) |
| P5 | Thought intrusion (observed by others) | 1 (0.4%) |
| P5 | Restricted/stereotyped thinking (observed by others) | 1 (0.4%) |
| P5 | Use of inadequate words | 1 (0.4%) |
P5 “disorganized communication”. The bold values indicated the items with a frequency >5%.