Examples
1. Loose Associations (Tangential speech)
  1. Speech moves quickly through multiple topics
2. Schizophasia (word salad)
  1. Confused and repetitive speech
  2. Use of unrelated words or words without meaning

Word salad (C0233648)
Concepts	Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction (T048)
English	Schizophasia, Word salad
Spanish	sopa de palabras
Credits	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

Tangential thinking (C0558067)
Concepts	Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction (T048)
English	Tangential thinking, tangentiality
Spanish	pensamiento tangencial, tangencialidad
Credits	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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Disorganized SpeechAka: Tangential Speech, Tangentiality, Word Salad, Schizophasia

Word salad (C0233648)

Tangential thinking (C0558067)

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