Schizophrenia or Possession ? Springer Science+Business Media New York 2012 Abstract Schizophrenia is typically a life-long condition characterized by acute symp- tom exacerbations and widely varying degrees of functional disability. Some of its symptoms, such as delusions and hallucinations, produce great subjective psychological pain. The most common delusion types are as follows: ‘‘My feelings and movements are controlled by others in a certain way’’ and ‘‘They put thoughts in my head that are not mine.’’ Hallucinatory experiences are generally voices talking to the patient or among themselves. Hallucinations are a cardinal positive symptom of schizophrenia which deserves careful study in the hope it will give information about the pathophysiology of the disorder. We thought that many so-called hallucinations in schizophrenia are really illu- sions related to a real environmental stimulus. One approach to this hallucination problem is to consider the possibility of a dem...
Schizophrenia or Possession ? Springer Science+Business Media New York 2012 Abstract Schizophrenia is typically a life-long condition characterized by acute symp- tom exacerbations and widely varying degrees of functional disability. Some of its symptoms, such as delusions and hallucinations, produce great subjective psychological pain. The most common delusion types are as follows: ‘‘My feelings and movements are controlled by others in a certain way’’ and ‘‘They put thoughts in my head that are not mine.’’ Hallucinatory experiences are generally voices talking to the patient or among themselves. Hallucinations are a cardinal positive symptom of schizophrenia which deserves careful study in the hope it will give information about the pathophysiology of the disorder. We thought that many so-called hallucinations in schizophrenia are really illu- sions related to a real environmental stimulus. One approach to this hallucination problem is to consider the possibility of a dem...