A continuous flow of ideas which goes uninterrupted with changes of topic. Often the associations can be followed but in some instances the ideas may become incoherent and disorganized.
A nearly continuous flow of accelerated speech with abrupt changes from topic to topic that are usually based on understandable associations, distracting stimuli, or plays on words. When severe, speech may be disorganized and incoherent. See also: Treatment
a symptom of mania; used to describe the rapid changing, grandiose plans often experienced by those in a manic episode.
A pattern of continuous and rapid speech marked by abrupt changes in topic.
is a thought disturbance and shown in speech. One will jump from one topic to another due to an increased activity between thoughts. Attention is never focused on one thought at a time
A symptom of mania that involves a rapid shift in conversation from one subject to another with only superficial associative connections.
A pattern of speech characterized by a rapid transition from one topic to another, frequently without completing the original thought. This behaviour is characteristic of manic states.