Definition:
Hallucinations are experiences where one's senses are deceived and the unreal seems real.
Hallucinations are experiences where one's senses are deceived and the unreal seems real.
Hallucinations are common psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, post-partum psychosis and other psychotic disorders.
The most common hallucinations are auditory, where a patient hears voices or sounds that do not really exist. Visual hallucinations (seeing images that aren't there) are the next most common type.
For more, see What Are Hallucinations?.
Pronunciation: hal-LOO-sin-A-shuns
