Carlos Morra and Ernst Franzek: Psychopathological Symptoms

Thought control

Definition: The experience that thoughts are being controlled by external forces (AMDP 1982).

Exploration: The presence of thought control can be established by interviewing the patient.

Reference:

Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Methodik und Dokumentation in der Psychiatrie. AMDP. Berlin: Springer. 1982. p. 71.

July 19, 2018