More than a biomarker: could language be a biosocial marker of psychosis?

Abstract Automated extraction of quantitative linguistic features has the potential to predict objectively the onset and progression of psychosis. These linguistic variables are often considered to be biomarkers, with a large emphasis placed on the pathological aberrations in the biological processe...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:cb9dd0865a8a450b996366cc3f0dff632021-12-02T15:28:52ZMore than a biomarker: could language be a biosocial marker of psychosis?10.1038/s41537-021-00172-12334-265Xhttps://doaj.org/article/cb9dd0865a8a450b996366cc3f0dff632021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41537-021-00172-1https://doaj.org/toc/2334-265XAbstract Automated extraction of quantitative linguistic features has the potential to predict objectively the onset and progression of psychosis. These linguistic variables are often considered to be biomarkers, with a large emphasis placed on the pathological aberrations in the biological processes that underwrite the faculty of language in psychosis. This perspective offers a reminder that human language is primarily a social device that is biologically implemented. As such, linguistic aberrations in patients with psychosis reflect both social and biological processes affecting an individual. Failure to consider the sociolinguistic aspects of NLP measures will limit their usefulness as digital tools in clinical settings. In the context of psychosis, considering language as a biosocial marker could lead to less biased and more accessible tools for patient-specific predictions in the clinic.Lena PalaniyappanNature PortfolioarticlePsychiatryRC435-571ENnpj Schizophrenia, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2021)
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More than a biomarker: could language be a biosocial marker of psychosis?
description Abstract Automated extraction of quantitative linguistic features has the potential to predict objectively the onset and progression of psychosis. These linguistic variables are often considered to be biomarkers, with a large emphasis placed on the pathological aberrations in the biological processes that underwrite the faculty of language in psychosis. This perspective offers a reminder that human language is primarily a social device that is biologically implemented. As such, linguistic aberrations in patients with psychosis reflect both social and biological processes affecting an individual. Failure to consider the sociolinguistic aspects of NLP measures will limit their usefulness as digital tools in clinical settings. In the context of psychosis, considering language as a biosocial marker could lead to less biased and more accessible tools for patient-specific predictions in the clinic.
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title More than a biomarker: could language be a biosocial marker of psychosis?
title_short More than a biomarker: could language be a biosocial marker of psychosis?
title_full More than a biomarker: could language be a biosocial marker of psychosis?
title_fullStr More than a biomarker: could language be a biosocial marker of psychosis?
title_full_unstemmed More than a biomarker: could language be a biosocial marker of psychosis?
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