True hallucinations as a culturally sanctioned experience.
Earlier, we reported that true hallucinations may present as a conversion symptom. We here reiterate this and suggest that cultural sanction may be one factor that can lead to hallucinations being classified as true in non-psychotic psychiatric states.
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Department of Psychopharmacology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
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