Volume : VI, Issue : IX, September - 2017

An Exploratory study of Hallucinations in Schizophrenia

Heena Pandit, Indrayini Phadke

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 Background: Hallucinations are one of the commonest symptoms seen in schizophrenia. The current study aimed to elucidate the types and content analysis of various hallucinations seen in patients with schizophrenia.

Methodology: This was a study that was designed in the routine clinical practice setting. This was a study that was conducted in a private psychiatric hospital in Mumbai. The nature and content of hallucinations in 306 patients with schizophrenia was analyzed. The data was tabulated and the results presented. Results: The most common type of hallucinations were of auditory nature and amongst that a majority of patients heard voices of an unknown person. Visual hallucinations were less common followed by the other types of hallucinations.

Conclusion: The study was an exploratory study in the primary care setting to determine the type of hallucinations seen in patients with schizophrenia. Further studies with details and quantifiable measures are needed.   

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Heena Pandit, Indrayini Phadke, An Exploratory study of Hallucinations in Schizophrenia, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : VOLUME-6, ISSUE-9, SEPTEMBER-2017

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