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Hallucinatory Experiences of Prelingually Profoundly Deaf Schizophrenics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

E. M. R. Critchley ,
John C. Denmark ,
Frank Warren  and
Kathleen A. Wilson
E. M. R. Critchley
Affiliation:
Preston Royal Infirmary, Preston, Lancashire
John C. Denmark
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry for the Deaf, Whittingham Hospital, Preston, Lancashire
Frank Warren
Affiliation:
Whittingham Hospital
Kathleen A. Wilson
Affiliation:
Whittingham Hospital
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Summary

The communication difficulties of prelingually profoundly deaf patients render psychiatric diagnosis extremely difficult. A study of 12 prelingually profoundly deaf schizophrenic patients revealed that visual hallucinations occurred in 10, and 10 also had experiences analogous to auditory hallucinations although voices may not have been heard.

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Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 138 , Issue 1 , January 1981 , pp. 30 - 32
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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