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Hallucinations in children with conduct and emotional disorders: I. The clinical phenomena

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

M. E. Garralda
M. E. Garralda*
Affiliation:
Children's Department, the Maudsley Hospital, London
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1Address for correspondence: Dr M. E. Garralda, University of Manchester, Department of Child and Family Psychiatry, Booth Hall Children's Hospital, Charlestown Road, Blackley, Manchester M9 2AA.
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Synopsis

In a retrospective study, children referred to the Maudsley Hospital with conduct or emotional disorders who also suffered from hallucinations were found to be older than other children seen with similar diagnoses, more of them had below-average IQs and they were more frequently admitted as in-patients. In most cases hallucinations were auditory. When compared with a group of 20 controls matched on these differentiating features, the 20 children with hallucinations had more precipitants of illness, a shorter duration of the disorder, symptoms of depression, and a family history of mood changes. They also had more symptoms suggestive of cognitive–perceptual dysfunction.

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Research Article
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , August 1984 , pp. 589 - 596
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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