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Based on the hypothesis of irregular dynamics in the evolution of schizophrenia (Ciompi et al., 1991), we explored the possibility of describing these processes in terms of dynamical systems (chaos) theory. By analyzing time series of a single schizophrenic patient we found support for the existence of a strange attractor. A short discussion of methods (Grassberger-Procaccia algorithm) that can be applied to dynamical systems completes the theoretical part. This formalization is a basis for further experimental studies as well as for testing and developing models and simulations.
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Ambühl, B., Dünki, R., Ciompi, L. (1992). Dynamical Systems and the Development of Schizophrenic Symptoms — An Approach to a Formalization. In: Tschacher, W., Schiepek, G., Brunner, E.J. (eds) Self-Organization and Clinical Psychology. Springer Series in Synergetics, vol 58. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77534-5_9
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