Article Auditory Hallucinations: Does a Continuum of Severity Entail...
Auditory hallucinations are not core symptoms of psychosis (schizoprenias). The altered state of consiousness (dissociative states) and the memory deficitss are the primary simptoms/signs of psychotic states.
Thanks! It is true! But why many clinicians the auditory phenomena as dominant symptoms of psychosis witout any further investigation??!
Auditory hallucinations (noises, music, etc) occur in many conditions, especially in ENT clinics. However, persons with distressing voices are particularly likely to end up in a psychiatry clinic.
Anthony it i true, but unfortunatelly from psychiatric clinic this patients rarely
go for consultation and further investigations to ENT and Neurologic clinics! Many of them get the dg. chronic hallucinatory psychotic states and neuroleptics...!? And chronic STIGMA, too!
An important issue here is the psychosis and schizophrenia are very different, not the same or iinterchnageable as th entry would suggest, "...psychosis schizoprenias). Schizophrenia is a mental illness, cognitive disorder where psychosis is one of it primary symptoms. Psychosis can be a symptom of other acute or chronic conditions (sometimes refered to as psychotic disorders) and is not alone a mental disorder. Hallucinations, including the auditory type can be a symptom of schizophrenia and indicate psychosis.
As there are several sympromts to make the dx of schizophrenia and differ as to severity among those affected, it is difficult to state, generally for all, what /which is primary.
Hope this helps in some way.
If you say "Mental illness" 90% of peoples and doctors think about cerebral illnesss! Schizophrenias nad other psychosis are very frequent extracrebral disorders with concret etiology and possibility to targeted therapy!
I don't anyone in the englsih -speaking world, especially doctors, would ever use "cerebral illness"-- (i worked in the field for 20 ears). These are dsitinguished as "brain disorders." A quick search on "mental illnesss" shows quite clearly what it means. If you prefer mental disorders (WHO-World Health Organization)o r psychiatric disorders -all related to mental health, but everyone, including doctors knows what metnal illness is
https://www.google.com/search?ei=TG2jXMGQIquAtgWfmY3ICA&q=mental+illness&oq=+illnesss&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0i7i10i30j0i10j0i7i10i30l8.90847.90847..93886...0.0..0.125.125.0j1......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71.iTK6o-AuRc8
all due respect, to address a problem, essence and all, underllying premie(s)s, concepts and definitioons should be agreed upon; otherwise there's bound to be misunderstanding, confusion and complication of the problem. clarifications, imo, is important.
Hallucinations surely are not core symptoms of psychosis. We remember they can also be present in other diseases and even in physiological conditions (e.g. hypnagogic and hypnopompic hallucinations).
According to the DSM-5, to be diagnosed with schizophrenia the patient must suffer from delusions, hallucinations or disorganized speech (Criterion A). A second symptom could be a negative symptom or a severely disorganized or catatonic behavior (Criterion B). Two diagnostic criteria must be met for most of the time of a period of at least a month, with a significant impact on social or work functioning for at least six months (Criterion D). Furthermore, at least one of the symptoms must necessarily be the presence of delusions, hallucinations or disorganized speeches.
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