Hearing voices in the normal population

Author/s
Lalana Dissanaikae, Mark Agius
Citation
Issue 1 Summer 2011
CEPiP.2011.1.50-54
Abstract

In this paper we discuss the phenomenon of the presence of auditory hallucinations in otherwise asymptomatic patients. We discuss the significance of these patients, both as persons who do not suffer from disease, and as an at risk group for patients who later may develop psychosis. The genetic implications of this phenomenon, and the implications for the aetiology, nosology and treatment of psychosis are considered.

Keywords: auditory hallucinations, delusions, psychosis, schizophrenia

Cite as: Cutting Edge Psychiatry in Practice 2011, 1(1):50-54; https://doi.org/10.65031/vxkd7615

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