AUDITORY HALLUCINATIONS

Course overview

AUDITORY HALLUCINATIONS ARE THE SENSORY PERCEPTIONS OF HEARING NOISES WITHOUT AN EXTERNAL STIMULUS. THIS SYMPTOM IS PARTICULARLY ASSOCIATED WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA AND RELATED PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS BUT IS NOT SPECIFIC TO IT. THIS ACTIVITY PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF AUDITORY HALLUCINATIONS IN TERMS OF ETIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, AND TREATMENT OPTIONS, WITH FURTHER EXPLANATION OF APPROACHES TO ENHANCE THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S INTEGRITY IN IMPROVING THE OUTCOME OF INDIVIDUALS WITH THIS CONDITION.