Clanging

Clanging (or clang associations) is a symptom of mental disorders, primarily found in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.^[1] This symptom is also referred to as association chaining, and sometimes, glossomania.

Steuber defines it as "repeating chains of words that are associated semantically or phonetically with no relevant context".^[2] This may include compulsive rhyming or alliteration without apparent logical connection between words.

Clanging refers specifically to behavior that is situationally inappropriate. While a poet rhyming is not evidence of mental illness, disorganized speech that impedes the patient's ability to communicate is a disorder in itself, often seen in schizophrenia.^[3]

^ Radanovic, Marcia; Sousa, Rafael T. de; Valiengo, L.; Gattaz, Wagner Farid; Forlenza, Orestes Vicente (18 December 2012). "Formal Thought Disorder and language impairment in schizophrenia". Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria. 71 (1): 55–60. doi:10.1590/S0004-282X2012005000015. PMID 23249974.
^ Steuber 2011, p. ^{[page needed]}.
^ Covington, Michael A.; He, Congzhou; Brown, Cati; Naçi, Lorina; McClain, Jonathan T.; Fjordbak, Bess Sirmon; Semple, James; Brown, John (September 2005). "Schizophrenia and the structure of language: The linguist's view". Schizophrenia Research. 77 (1): 85–98. doi:10.1016/j.schres.2005.01.016. PMID 16005388. S2CID 7206375.

[Radanovic_Sousa_Valiengo_et_al_2012-1] Radanovic, Marcia; Sousa, Rafael T. de; Valiengo, L.; Gattaz, Wagner Farid; Forlenza, Orestes Vicente (18 December 2012). "Formal Thought Disorder and language impairment in schizophrenia". Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria. 71 (1): 55–60. doi:10.1590/S0004-282X2012005000015. PMID 23249974.

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[Schizophrenia_and_the_structure_of-3] Covington, Michael A.; He, Congzhou; Brown, Cati; Naçi, Lorina; McClain, Jonathan T.; Fjordbak, Bess Sirmon; Semple, James; Brown, John (September 2005). "Schizophrenia and the structure of language: The linguist's view". Schizophrenia Research. 77 (1): 85–98. doi:10.1016/j.schres.2005.01.016. PMID 16005388. S2CID 7206375.

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