what is hallucination?how can it be treated?

Answer 1

A hallucination is the brain's reception of a false sensory input. This essentially means that the person having a hallucination is experiencing an event through one of their senses that is not occurring in the real world. This can be through any of the senses, with tactile then auditory hallucinations being the most common. When auditory hallucinations are examined, the most common are hearing one's own thoughts as if they were being spoken aloud, followed by hearing one's name being called by a voice when alone.

People may experience hallucinations as part of their normal developmental stages, especially during the preschool years, in the 2-5 year old range. Common causes of hallucinations in people without a psychiatric diagnosis are exhaustion, sleep deprivation, social isolation and rejection, severe reactive depression, amputation of a limb (phantom limb syndrome), a reaction to medication, a reaction to hallucinogens such as LSD, a reaction to other drugs such as heroin and cocaine.

Physical (organic) causes of hallucinations include delirium, tumors leading to increased intercranial pressure, temporal lobe lesions, seizures, head injuries, and irritation of sensory pathways.

In persons with a psychiatric diagnosis, it is the psychotic disorders that are generally associated with hallucinations. These include all of the schizophrenic diagnoses, and affective disorders (such as bipolar disorder with psychotic features).

treatment depends on the cause.

Answer 2

hallucinations and dellusions are 2 different things. Hallucinations are when someone "hears voices", usually commanding them to do things. Hallucinations can be auditory (hearing), visual, tactile (feeling) or olfactory (smelling or tasting). Most common is auditory. This is usually a symptom of schizophrenia. No one else can see/hear/smell the patients hallucination. MEDICATION IS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP HAVING HALLUCINATIONS. Unless the person is using drugs or alcohal and that is the only time they expeirence the hallucinations. If that is the case STOP USING DRUGS AND/OR ALCOHOL. Talk therapy is helpful, but will not resolve the hallucinations.
Dellusions are beliefs that again are not real. When one believes "I am Debra Harry", "President Bush is taking advisemtn from me", "The CIA is following me", etc. These are examples of dellusions, not hallucinations. People experiencing dellusions cannot be convienced that what they believe is not real-it is not worth trying to convience them otherwise. Play along and get them to a psychiatric emergency service or ER ASAP.

Answer 3

A hallucination is usually induced by a drug, in which case quit taking the drug..If it is a mental disorder your doctor will know the best way to treat it. Sleeping through it would help.

Answer 4

hallucination is kinda like dreamin and it can be treated if you talk to a doctor of family member about it.

Answer 5

Heavy Meds. Try Thorazine

Answer 6

It is false perception i.e seeing,hearing or feeling such things which does not exist. such as hearing the voice of relatives who had already passed away,seeing them or seeing god or devil etc.

it could be treated through counseling. consult a good psychologist or psychatrist.

Answer 7

if you hallucinate it means your delusional, you see things that arent really there. if you see one in the dessart its called a ma-rouge. they have pills for it, if your in the dessart you just need water

Answer 8

its solid that ur plenty fascinated in a number of issues, yet identity end to study too plenty in it, cuz it may get very on the verge of fall down of u, and to respond to ur question, recommendations can flow mountains guy

Answer 9

Please see the webpages for more details on Hallucinations.

Answer 10

don't hve drugs, tabs or smoke .. walk regularly