Figurative language production in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression
This study compared figurative language production across HC, MDD, BD, and SZ. During a picture description task, patients produced a higher proportion of idioms and metaphors than HC. Overall, this study contributes to the growing body of knowledge on figurative language use across diagnoses.
Authors
- Nadine Mueller
- Christina Kauschke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0743-0532)
- Arne Nagels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8794-7114)
- Frederike Stein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5052-6022)
- Tilo T. J. Kircher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2514-2625)
- Udo Dannlowski
- Rieke Roxanne Mülfarth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8425-0431)
- Svenja Seuffert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2230-4741)
Institutions
- Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- University Hospital Münster (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychiatry Research
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116772
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 17.27