Psychosis is popularly portrayed as visual hallucinations and paranoid delusions (e.g., "A Beautiful Mind," "Shutter Island"). Psychotic conditions, like schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, actually ...

Patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), especially women and those with hearing impairments, frequently experience auditory hallucinations, new research suggests. Investigators assessed 124 ...

It’s thought that around half of all people experience some form of hallucination, be it auditory, visually, through smell or touch. But for those diagnosed with schizophrenia, the odds are much ...

Dr. Patricia Davis answers the question: 'Hallucinations In Young Adulthood?' Oct. 23, 2008 -- Question: What should I do if my child with autism develops visual and auditory hallucinations during ...

Most common symptoms of dementia-related psychosis reported by patients (n=26) were visual hallucinations (89 percent), auditory hallucinations (54 percent), and distortion of senses (54 percent). Of ...

People suffering from psychotic episodes often experience both visual and aural hallucinations, due in part to the neurochemical dopamine; antipsychotics block dopamine receptors in the brain. But ...

CLEVELAND — She thought she was losing her mind, but a medical mystery was taking her life. Lauren Wells started the pandemic in one of the most vulnerable places in Ohio: a nursing home near Toledo.

A recent study investigates hallucinations using a 125-year-old experimental design. The scientists wanted to understand why many people hear voices but only some find them disturbing. Share on ...

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