@article{ref1,
title="Hallucinations in adolescent inpatients with post-traumatic stress disorder and schizophrenia: similarities and differences",
journal="Australasian psychiatry",
year="2008",
author="Jessop, Mary and Scott, James and Nurcombe, Barry",
volume="16",
number="4",
pages="268-272",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study compares the phenomenology of hallucinations in a series of hospitalized adolescents diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and schizophrenia. METHODS: Subjects admitted to a tertiary adolescent inpatient unit were screened for hallucinations. Those reporting hallucinations were asked standardized questions relating to these experiences. Hallucinations in subjects with a primary diagnosis of schizophrenia or PTSD were compared. RESULTS: Hallucinations in both schizophrenia and PTSD have similar form and content. Frequent, vivid, realistic, external hallucinations occurred in both disorders. Hallucinations in PTSD were usually derogatory and related to self-harm, but not direct reflections of traumatic events. Patients with PTSD reported greater emotional distress, self-harm and suicidal ideation than those with schizophrenia. CONCLUSIONS: This case series suggests that the phenomenology of hallucinations in adolescents with schizophrenia and PTSD is similar.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1039-8562",
doi="10.1080/10398560801982580",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10398560801982580"
}