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Phenomenology of hallucinations: A factor analytic approach
Author(s) -
Singh Gagandeep,
Sharan Pratap,
Kulhara Parmanand
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1819.2003.01125.x
Subject(s) - hallucinating , varimax rotation , psychology , phenomenology (philosophy) , rating scale , psychosis , perception , cognitive psychology , auditory hallucination , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , psychometrics , psychiatry , developmental psychology , cronbach's alpha , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , epistemology , philosophy , computer science
The present study was carried out with the aim of obtaining a factor analytic solution of parameters of hallucinations in schizophrenia. Seventy‐five chronic hallucinating schizophrenic patients were assessed on the Phenomenology of Hallucinations Scale and Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale. A factor analytic solution was obtained by principal component analysis using varimax rotation. Two factors, ‘reality of hallucinatory perception’ and ‘immersion in hallucination’, were obtained. Findings are discussed in relation to existing literature.