Original Articles · pages 267–271
Distinctiveness of Auditory Hallucinations in Indian Patients with Schizophrenia and Substance use Disorder
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Tahoora Ali, Amarbir Singh, Dolly Kumari, Rajesh S. Dhakne, Suprakash Chaudhury. Distinctiveness of Auditory Hallucinations in Indian Patients with Schizophrenia and Substance use Disorder. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2022;35(4):267–271.
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Background: Auditory hallucination is a core psychiatric symptom. Although observed in 75% patients of Schizophrenia, its occurrence is not simply limited to patients with psychosis. An unexplored domain in which it is of significance is substance use disorder s. Aim of the study was to analyze and compare auditory hallucinations in Schizophrenia and substance use disorders. Methods:This crosssectional study was done at a tertiary care hospital. A total of 110 patients of schizophrenia and 52 with substance use disorder were included in the study by purposive sampling. The underwent a physical and psychiatric evaluation to confirm the diagnosis.
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Auditory hallucinations, schizophrenia, substance-use disorder, alcoholic hallucinosis, psychosis 1Junior Resident, 4Professor & HOD, Department of Psychiatry, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College