Hallucinations in schizophrenia
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The prevalence of different types of hallucinations and their clinical correlates were examined in 117 DSM-III-R schizophrenic or schizoaffective disorder patients. Auditory hallucinations were by far the most common, followed by visual hallucinations, and then by tactile and olfactory or gustatory hallucinations. Auditory hallucinations were associated with an earlier age of first hospitalization among the schizophrenics. Global severity of the illness for schizophrenics was related to the presence of visual hallucinations, but not other types of hallucinations. Tactile and olfactory or gustatory hallucinations were strongly correlated with each other and with the severity of delusions for both schizophrenic and schizoaffective patients. The results suggest that important clinical differences exist between patients with different types of hallucinations, and that these clinical variables need to be controlled for in cross-cultural studies of hallucinations.
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Adult patients with schizophrenia are more concerned by auditory compared with visual hallucinations.
“Importantly, while VIs provide a privileged access to the visual hallucinatory modality, readers should note that adult patients who suffer from schizophrenia are more concerned by auditory compared with visual hallucinations (Mueser et al., 1990; Blom, 2010).”
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- Authors
- Mueser, K. T., Bellack, A. S., & Brady, E. U.
- Corresponding author
- Mueser, K. T.
- ORCID
- Mueser, K. T.
- Venue
- Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1990-07
- Volume
- 82
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 26-29
- ISSN
- 0001-690X (ISSN-L)
- 1600-0447
- OpenAlex
- W2012808200
- Cited by
- 185
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- World Health Organization
- National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
- National Institutes of Health (5u10mh039998-08)
- National Institute of Mental Health (MH-39998, MH-38636)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Hallucinations in medical conditions
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Keywords
- hallucinations, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, auditory hallucinations, visual hallucinations, tactile hallucinations, disease severity, delusions, cross-cultural comparison
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Delusions, Female, Hallucinations, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychotic Disorders, Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic Psychology
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