What Are The Most Common Type Of Hallucinations In Schizophrenia?
Hallucinations involve sensing things while awake that appear to be real, but instead have been created by the mind.
Alternative Names
Sensory hallucinations
Considerations
Common hallucinations include:
- Feeling bodily sensations, such as a crawling feeling on the skin or the movement of internal organs
- Hearing sounds, such as music, footsteps, windows or doors banging
- Hearing voices when no one has spoken (the most common type of hallucination). These...
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