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. 2009 Jul;18(2):119-26.
doi: 10.4103/0972-6748.62273.

Hallucinations: Etiology and clinical implications

Santosh Kumar  1 , Subhash Soren, Suprakash Chaudhury
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Hallucinations: Etiology and clinical implications

Santosh Kumar et al. Ind Psychiatry J. 2009 Jul.

Abstract

The literature on hallucinations is reviewed, including history; theoretical background from physiological, biochemical and psychological points of view; classification; causation; presentation in different psychiatric and neurological disorders and in normal persons. The available evidence suggests that hallucinations result from a failure of the metacognitive skills involved in discriminating between self-generated and external sources of information. Management of hallucinations is briefly discussed.

Keywords: Etiology; Hallucinations; Psychopathology.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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The role of emotion and motivation in cognitive processes. DLPFC - Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; STS - Superior temporal sulcus; PPS - Posterior parietal sulcus; FFG - Fusiform gyrus
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