In
psychology,
alogia (Greek ἀ-, “
without”, and λόγος, “speech”), or
poverty of speech, is a general lack of additional, unprompted content seen in normal
speech. As a
symptom, it is commonly seen in
patients suffering from
schizophrenia, and is considered as a negative symptom. It can complicate
psychotherapy severely because of the considerable difficulty in holding a fluent conversation.