Pressure of speech
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| ICD-10 | R47.8 |
|---|---|
| ICD-9 | 784.5 |
Pressure of speech is a tendency to speak rapidly and frenziedly, as if motivated by an urgency not apparent to the listener. The speech produced, sometimes called pressured speech, is difficult to interrupt and may be too fast or too tangential for the listener to understand. It is a hallmark of mania and is often seen in bipolar patients during manic periods. People with schizophrenia, as well as anyone experiencing extreme anxiety, may also exhibit pressure of speech. Pressure of speech usually refers to the improperly verbalized speech that a feature of hypomanic and manic illness[1].
Cluttering is related to pressure of speech in that the speech of a clutterer sounds improperly verablized, but cluttering is different from the manic illnes or schizophrenia that causes pressure of speech.
Pressure of speech is also variously related to as agitolalia, agitophasia, tachylalia, tachyphasia, and verbomania.
[edit] References in popular culture
- In the film Clue (1985), Mrs. Peacock is diagnosed with pressure of speech by Professor Plum.
[edit] See also
- Cluttering
- Tachylalia
[edit] References
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