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CHILDHOOD HALLUCINATIONS
Author(s) -
Egdell H. G.,
Kolvin I.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1972.tb01154.x
Subject(s) - hallucinating , psychosis , psychology , psychiatry , population , childhood schizophrenia , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , medicine , physics , environmental health , artificial intelligence , computer science , optics
SUMMARY The definition and problems in diagnosis of childhood hallucinations is the background of a critical review of reported figure of incidence. Hallucinations, occurring in clear consciousness in a child psychiatric in‐patient population are presented. There was a frequency of 5 per cent in the general in‐patient group. Eighty‐one per cent of these with psychosis of late onset (5–15 years) were hallucinated in contrast to the infantile psychosis group (onset before 3 years) where none were found. Descriptions of children with hallucinations arising in great stress, late onset psychosis and Mandrax Intoxication are given.