Language labyrinths: Exploring linguistic markers in mental health assessments

Mohammad Ali¹, Urbah Viqar²

Keywords: Psychiatric diseases, Language markers, Natural language processing

DOI: 10.18231/j.yjom.2024.003

DOI URL: http://doi.org/10.18231/j.yjom.2024.003

Publish Date: 11-09-2024

Pages: 75 - 80

Downloads: 5

Author Affiliation:

¹Akbar Niazi Teaching Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan
²Arch Hillingdon, London

Abstract

Comprehending the linguistic pathways linked to disordered thought is crucial to improving mental health evaluations and therapeutic approaches. This study discusses the complex interchange between cognitive processes and language use in psychiatric patients and also investigates the linguistic elements of disordered ideas across mental health issues through a comprehensive analysis of the pertinent literature and practical studies. By utilizing knowledge from psychiatry, psychology, and linguistics, the assignment aims to determine proper and reliable language markers for detecting and tracking disturbed thought practices. The findings of this study should help define future therapeutic strategies and diagnostic tests aimed at the cognitive dysfunctions that underlie psychiatric diseases. The results presented in this paper offer a basis for developing a different approach to diagnostic mechanisms that are more specific and efficient. They will also be instrumental in developing therapeutic techniques and interventions geared towards these cognitive abnormalities, thus providing patients with a better treatment plan. The outcomes of this research can have an efficient application that can dramatically change the nature of the treatment of psychiatric disorders and lead to the improvement of the situation in this field, making the treatment of patients with these diseases more effective and providing better facilities for mental health centres.