Hallucinations accompany which mental problems?

Question

By "hallucinations" I refer to false presence of stimulation to any one of the senses.........sight, sound, touch, taste, smell, flashback-like or a sleepwalker responding to nothing there, etc. or the belief that false stimulation of the senses is genuinely occurring at the present time. How common / uncommon are hallucinations to people with mental disorders? And which mental problems are most likely to produce the hallucinations?

Answer 1

A wide variety of illnesses and conditions can cause hallucinations. Some are:
-Psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, psychotic mood disorders, reactive psychosis.
-Substance-related disorders such as drug intoxications, alcohol or sedative withdrawal, medication side effects.
-A number of medical conditions such as brain tumors, fevers, infections, neurological disorders and metabolic disorders. Hallucinations are very common in medical conditions that cause a delirium. Various forms of dementia can include hallucinations.
-Prolonged sleep deprivation usually results in auditory and/or visual hallucinations.

Answer 2

Schizophrenia is the number one mental illness. Unless they are doing LSD or PCP i dont see any likeness. Although marijuana is considered a hallucinogen too but mild!! I took LSD a few times and experienced its ugly factors so i never did it again!! Id rather be sane than locked up on thorazine!! What i know is Meth, PCP, LSD, Psilocybin,Solvents, marijuana are all known to cause hallucinations in people. Some dumb kids take over the counter cough medicines to trip too. If they only knew!!

Answer 3

People with bipolar disorder in a manic episode can have hallucinations and the website below explains it quite well.

http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/bipolar/explained/maniahypomania.cfm#Hallucinations

Answer 4

1) Schizophrenia
2) Other psychoses
3) Drug abuse, like LSD
4) Withdrawal from drugs like alcohol, if severely addicted
5) Possible with some dissociative disorders
6) As side effects of some medications given by doctors

Answer 5

psychoses