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"Hallucination"

by Erin Johnston, L.C.S.W
for About.com

Created: October 16, 2006

About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by Steven Gans, MD

Definition:

A Hallucination refers to seeing, hearing, feeling something that is not there. For example, a person who hears voices is having an auditory hallucination.

For a person having the hallucination, there reality is the hallucination. It can be similar to a semi-dream state where you are pretty sure you just heard your front door open.

Psychotic states generally require medication to be treated effectively.

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