Language and communication from the perspective of people with schizophrenia
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-2724.2021v33i4p615-626Keywords:
Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic Language, Mental Disorders, Speech, Language and Hearing SciencesAbstract
Introduction: schizophrenia has a set of cognitive, psychotic, affective and emotional symptoms that influence language and the communicative process. Objective: to reflect on the impact of linguistic-discursive manifestations of schizophrenia on communication, from the perspective of individuals with this mental disorder, in addition to describing the main manifestations present in the speech of these individuals. Method: cross-sectional, descriptive and qualitative study, with a non-probabilistic sampling model for convenience, carried out in a Psychosocial Service Center. Analyses of medical records and semi-structured interviews with users of the health service, diagnosed with schizophrenia, were performed. The results were subjected to descriptive statistical analysis, and the interviews were explored in a qualitative way through the “Thematic Content Analysis”, after transcribing the speeches. Results: half of the participants reported satisfaction and communicative comfort, while the other half reported communication difficulties, associated with feelings of frustration, nervousness and fear of speaking in public. Such feelings seem to be related to the attitude of devaluation and stigma of the interlocutor regarding the speech of people with schizophrenia. The following discursive linguistic manifestations were observed: derailment and allogy. It is not possible to state that one of the linguistic-discursive manifestations observed in the participants, the allogy, is associated exclusively with the symptoms of mental disorder, since the condition of segregation and social stigma can be a determining factor in reducing the production of speech. Conclusion: the language symptoms characteristic of schizophrenia impact the communication relationships of subjects diagnosed with this mental disorder.
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