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Introduction: the application of tense logic to the verbal expressions of patients has provided interesting conclusions that allow for a better understanding of the psychopathology of time. Material and methods: the approach to subjectivity Method (Mas) was used with the patients and afterwards the tense logic. Results: once the analysis was carried out two variants were found: a) the logical-temporal forms that the studied subjects adopt when they are under the absolute control of a particular temporality (past, present or future), where rigidity is shown and fluency is not allowed. here a combinatorial of affirmations and negations of the different temporal predicates has been demonstrated, altering the "effective presentification". b) other forms, considered discordant, that are capable of profoundly modifying the conditions that temporal rationality requires. Large logical errors have been recorded in this group, such as: invasion, detention, confusion, investment or time gaps. the "accumulated temporalities", the "propositional functions" or the use of "universal quantifiers" have provided the tools required to symbolize such errors. Conclusions: finding an "implicit logic" of these disorders has made it possible to better understand how categories of time are de-structured in pathological conditions and, furthermore, to make inferences towards normalized temporality, avoiding paradoxes and philosophical discussions. in such a case, the clinic appears as a safe platform from which normality can be studied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: the study of time experiences in psychopathology has not been an easy task due to the difficulties in conceptualizing time, hence philosophy has played an important role in this purpose, much greater than in other psychological functions. thus, it has been very difficult to elaborate a precise idea of "subjective time", whereas the idea of "objective time" which flows uniformly has been clear from the beginning. Objective: this research aims to address the temporal experiences of patients through the "temporal logic", a relatively recent form of formal analysis that has made up for the deficiencies of the "classical" or "aristotelian" logic. Materials and methods: to collect and then try to formalize these experiences we have the approach to subjectivity Method (Mas) that uses non-directive interviews and enables the faithful record of the statements of the patients. Results: from there, in this first part, we have defined the logical-temporal properties of normal experiences, to address, in the second, the logical-temporal errors contained in the pathology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]