Recieved: 02/03/2025
Accepted: 11/12/2025
Published: 12/20/2025
Keywords: diagnostics; schizophrenia; speech; language; content-analysis; speech markers; psycholinguistics
Pages: 30-43
DOI: 10.11621/npj.2026.0103
Available online: 20.12.2025
Smerchinskaya, E.M. , Tregubenko, I.A. , Isaeva, E.R. (2026). Diagnostic Value of the Structural Characteristics of Written Speech in Patients with Schizophrenia. National Psychological Journal, 21(1) , 30-43. https://doi.org/10.11621/npj.2026.0103
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Smerchinskaya, E.M. , Tregubenko, I.A. , Isaeva, E.R.. Diagnostic Value of the Structural Characteristics of Written Speech in Patients with Schizophrenia. // National Psychological Journal 2026. 1. Pages30-43. doi: 10.11621/npj.2026.0103
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