thought alienation

thought alienation
a symptom of psychosis in which patients feel that their own thoughts are in some way no longer within their control. It includes thought insertion, thought withdrawal, and thought broadcast. Any form of thought alienation is a Schneiderian first-rank symptom, highly indicative of schizophrenia.

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