What Is Hallucination?
Sensory hallucinations
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A person who begins to hallucinate and is detached from reality should get checked by a health care professional right away. Many medical and psychiatric conditions that can cause hallucinations may quickly become emergencies.
A person who begins to hallucinate may become nervous, paranoid, and frightened, and should not be left alone.
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Hallucinations
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Hallucinations involve sensing things while awake that appear to be real, but instead have been created by the mind. Alternative Names ... Read more »
Hallucinations
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Sensory hallucinations References Freudenriech O, Weiss AP, Goff DC. Psychosis and schizophrenia. In: Stern TA, Rosenbaum JF, Fava M,... Read more »
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