title: Conversion hallucinations--a possible mental mechanism.
abstract: Hallucinations are a well-recognized phenomenon in a dissociative state. In reference to conversion states, sensations may be distorted or inhibited but overstimulation to the extent of hallucination has not yet been recognized. We wish to offer a hypothesis of conversion hallucinations based on two detailed case reports, with a possible mode of action and in combination with the cognitive and dissociative models.
mesh_terms: D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011599:Psychopathology