Diseases

Hallucinations

Subjectively experienced sensations in the absence of an appropriate stimulus, but which are regarded by the individual as real. They may be of organic origin or associated with MENTAL DISORDERS.

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Abstract

Subjectively experienced sensations in the absence of an appropriate stimulus, but which are regarded by the individual as real. They may be of organic origin or associated with MENTAL DISORDERS.

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78 entry terms
  • Hallucination
  • Hallucination of Body Sensation
  • Hallucinations, Auditory
  • Hallucinations, Dissociative
  • Hallucinations, Elementary
  • Hallucinations, Formed, of People
  • Hallucinations, Gustatory
  • Hallucinations, Hypnagogic
  • Hallucinations, Hypnapompic
  • Hallucinations, Internal Body Sensation
  • Hallucinations, Kinesthetic
  • Hallucinations, Mood Congruent
  • Hallucinations, Mood Incongruent
  • Hallucinations, Olfactory
  • Hallucinations, Organic
  • Hallucinations, Reflex
  • Hallucinations, Sensory
  • Hallucinations, Somatic
  • Hallucinations, Tactile
  • Hallucinations, Verbal Auditory
  • Hallucinations, Visual
  • Hallucinations, Visual, Formed
  • Hallucinations, Visual, Unformed
  • Auditory Hallucination
  • Auditory Hallucination, Verbal
  • Auditory Hallucinations
  • Auditory Hallucinations, Verbal
  • Body Sensation Hallucination
  • Body Sensation Hallucinations
  • Dissociative Hallucination
  • Dissociative Hallucinations
  • Elementary Hallucination
  • Elementary Hallucinations
  • Gustatory Hallucination
  • Gustatory Hallucinations
  • Hallucination, Auditory
  • Hallucination, Dissociative
  • Hallucination, Elementary
  • Hallucination, Gustatory
  • Hallucination, Hypnagogic
  • Hallucination, Hypnapompic
  • Hallucination, Kinesthetic
  • Hallucination, Mood Congruent
  • Hallucination, Mood Incongruent
  • Hallucination, Olfactory
  • Hallucination, Organic
  • Hallucination, Reflex
  • Hallucination, Sensory
  • Hallucination, Somatic
  • Hallucination, Tactile
  • Hallucination, Verbal Auditory
  • Hallucination, Visual
  • Hypnagogic Hallucination
  • Hypnagogic Hallucinations
  • Hypnapompic Hallucination
  • Hypnapompic Hallucinations
  • Kinesthetic Hallucination
  • Kinesthetic Hallucinations
  • Mood Congruent Hallucination
  • Mood Congruent Hallucinations
  • Mood Incongruent Hallucination
  • Mood Incongruent Hallucinations
  • Olfactory Hallucination
  • Olfactory Hallucinations
  • Organic Hallucination
  • Organic Hallucinations
  • Reflex Hallucination
  • Reflex Hallucinations
  • Sensory Hallucination
  • Sensory Hallucinations
  • Somatic Hallucination
  • Somatic Hallucinations
  • Tactile Hallucination
  • Tactile Hallucinations
  • Verbal Auditory Hallucination
  • Verbal Auditory Hallucinations
  • Visual Hallucination
  • Visual Hallucinations

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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/chem ind: consider also HALLUCINOGENS

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hallucinations. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006212. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006212
  2. Hallucinations. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucination
  3. Hallucinations. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130741