perception
Last reviewed 01/2018
- auditory hallucinations are common; they range from simple noise to whole conversations
- voices may command the patient
- hallucinations in other sensory modalities are less frequent
First-rank symptoms of schizophrenia include:
- voices speaking the patient's thoughts just before, just after or as the patient is thinking them
- voices discussing the patient in the third person
- voices commenting on the patient's actions