Auditory Hallucinations in a Deaf Patient: A Case Report. (9th July 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pedersen, Natalia; Ernst Nielsen, René
• Other Names: Brar J. S. Academic Editor.; Nagata T. Academic Editor.; Saiz-Ruiz J. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in psychiatry. Volume 2013(2013)
• Publication Date: 2013-07-09
• Subjects: Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Case studies -- Periodicals; Mental Disorders; Psychiatry; Psychiatry; Periodicals; Case studies; Periodicals; 616.89
• DOI: 10.1155/2013/659698
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-682X

Abstract

Abstract : This case report describes the progression of symptoms in a young deaf female. Her initial psychotic symptoms occur at the age of 16, but she did not come into contact with a psychiatric treatment facility before the age of 27, where she felt symptoms were distressing. The case report describes the difficulties in evaluating psychotic symptoms in a deaf patient, as well as the use of specialized scales in combination with the standard psychiatric evaluation. The current evidence, concerning the prevalence of psychotic symptoms, as well as the influence of deafness on the understanding of psychosis, is described.