‘Hallucinations’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 3

The following questions are related to ‘Hallucinations’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.

Can Using a Fan Make You Hallucinate?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 28 January 2009

Q: OK, I’m not hearing voices exactly. I am being treated for depression (Zoloft 100 mg) and Seroquel 25 mg at night to help me sleep. I’ve been on Zoloft for 15 years and the Seroquel for about three years.
For many years, however, and even before I started the above meds, when I’m lying in [...]

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Is My Eleven Year Old Son with Hallucinations Heading for Antisocial Personality Disorder?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 11 December 2008

Q: My 11-year-old son started experiencing auditory, visual and and tactile hallucinations about 2 years ago. He is maintained on Seroquel, and these seem to quell his psychotic symptoms. However, he is now exhibiting disturbing behaviors that are oppositional. These are spilling over into school (private school, therefore no accomodations or protections under 504). He [...]

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60 Year Old Family Member Hearing Divine Voices

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 13 November 2008

Q: I’d very much appreciate some feedback from you! I have a family member who is 60 and has always been in fairly good health and has never taken any medications. She is spiritual in nature and had recently completed reading Divine Guidance by Doreen Virtue and Neale Walsch’s books.
For several months now, she has [...]

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My 14 Year Old Son’s Paranoia Comes and Goes

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 12 November 2008

Q: My 14-year-old son has been diagnosed with OCD and GAD along with some paranoia. He actually goes a week or two without any paranoid episodes. Is that common? It seems that if he was paranoid, he’d always be paranoid.

A: Great question! In clinical practice we encounter various types of paranoia and at different levels. [...]

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I Have A Voice Saying People Don’t Like Me…Am I Mad?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD | 10 November 2008

Q: I am a lady, 51 years old. I have suffered from the following symptoms since 17 years old, but felt not able to share my symptoms with anyone as I thought I was going MAD.
I experience a voice in my head saying that people don’t like me. This voice is very believable and makes [...]

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