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