Hallucinations: Clinical aspects and management

The literature on hallucinations is reviewed, including its occurrence in different psychiatric disorders, neurological disorders and normal persons. The diagnostic significance of hallucinations is also discussed. Reports of hallucinations in normal people are reviewed. The different modes of the m...

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Main Author: Suprakash Chaudhury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Industrial Psychiatry Journal
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Online Access:http://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2010;volume=19;issue=1;spage=5;epage=12;aulast=Chaudhury
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Summary:The literature on hallucinations is reviewed, including its occurrence in different psychiatric disorders, neurological disorders and normal persons. The diagnostic significance of hallucinations is also discussed. Reports of hallucinations in normal people are reviewed. The different modes of the management of hallucinations are briefly discussed.
ISSN:0972-6748