Following the hypothesis of the continuum of psychopathology and medical help-seeking, psychopathological features would be present in the general population, although in an attenuated and/or isolated form and with lower levels of distress and impairment not leading to need for care. Over recent years it has become evident that hallucinatory experiences are common in general adult and child populations. Taking into account the presence or absence of external stimuli, and the level of consciousness, a variety of perception distortions are defined ( Table 1) ( Reference Casey and BrendanCasey 2007). Human perception can be distorted in different ways. Sensations are interpreted as perceptions and processed into inner representations mediated by complex cognitive processing in the brain, involving the optimal combination of new sensory inputs with prior knowledge ( Reference Jardri, Bartels-Velthuis and DebbaneJardri 2014).
#HALLUCINATION SYMPTOMS HOW TO#
Know how to conduct clinical assessments of children and young people presenting with hallucinatory experiences, taking into account developmental considerationsīe able to recognise the characteristics and clinical associations of hallucinations in children with psychotic and/or non-psychotic disorders and understand the therapeutic implicationsįrom the earliest stages of life, the experiences of smelling, touching, tasting, hearing and seeing are the front door through which babies relate to the world that surrounds them. Be aware of the frequency, associations and clinical significance of hallucinatory experiences in general populations of children and young people
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