Features of hallucinations in schizophrenia
- Author:
Nguyen Van Tuan
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Schizophrenia
- MeSH:
Schizophrenia;
Hallucinations;
Diagnosis
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;505(3):77-79
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The hallucinations are common and have an important role in diagnosing schizophrenia. Objectives: To describe and to follow-up the evolution of the hallucinations in schizopprenia. 40 schizophrenic in patients in accordance with ICD.10 criteria, who have hallucinations, are treated by anti - psychotics in National Institute of Mental Health from September 1999 to November 2000. Methods: using the method of cross - sectional study. Results: The hallucinations of the patients were: 92.5% had auditory hallucination, 12.5% had visual hallucination and 2.5% had olfactory hallucination. Most of auditory hallucinations are comment, located in head. 91.6% hallucinations are disappeared when the patients were treated by antipsychotics. Conclusions: Most of hallucinations are auditory hallucinations, visual hallucinations and olfactory hallucination. Hallucinations are likely sensitive to antipsychotics
