Journal article
Systems measures of word use and differential diagnosis
Journal of psychopathology and behavioral assessment, Vol.19(3), pp.223-237
09/1997
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/117014
Abstract
This paper presents findings on the power of two systems measures of word use to discriminate four patient groups. The first is the slope of accumulated entropy or complexity of the sample (known to be logarithmic over time). The other is the average Poisson rate for the use of new words (known to be a Poisson process). The four groups consisted of cancer, depressed, paranoid, and somatization patients. The two word measures discriminate the first three groups from the fourth. There is evidence that larger samples will identify a similar discriminator for each of the first three groups from one another. The results are discussed in terms of how these methods may offer fresh insight into the relationship between language use and psychopathology.
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- Title
- Systems measures of word use and differential diagnosis
- Creators
- Paul Strand - Department of Psychology Indiana University of Pennsylvania USAAnthony Badalamenti - Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research USAAllan Weatherwax - Department of Physics University of Maryland USARobert Langs - Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research USA
- Publication Details
- Journal of psychopathology and behavioral assessment, Vol.19(3), pp.223-237
- Academic Unit
- Psychology, Department of
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; New York
- Identifiers
- 99900548382101842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article