Auditory hallucinations, defined as the perception of sounds or voices without external stimuli, are a core symptom in many psychiatric disorders, particularly schizophrenia. Recent developments have ...

Interventions for auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia should be coordinated with patients to fit their needs. Auditory hallucinations, or “hearing voices,” is one of the most prevalent symptoms ...

A recent study has confirmed a longstanding theory about the origins of the ‘voices’ experienced by individuals with ...

Author Daniel Smith joins Larry Mantle to talk about his new book Muses, Madmen and Prophets: Rethinking the History, Science and Meaning of Auditory Hallucinations (Penguin Press) in which he ...

New research suggests that hearing voices in schizophrenia may arise from the brain’s failure to recognize its own inner ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

A novel digital treatment designed to reduce the frequency of auditory hallucinations and associated distress in patients with psychosis has been shown to be safe and effective, results from the ...

Dr. Patricia Davis answers the question: 'Hallucinations In Young Adulthood?' Oct. 23, 2008 -- Question: What should I do if my child with autism develops visual and auditory hallucinations during ...

Voice experiments in people with epilepsy have helped trace the circuit of electrical signals in the brain that allow its hearing center to sort out background sounds from their own voices. Voice ...