title: [Memory hallucinations as an untypical symptom in schizoaffective disorders--legal doubts].
abstract: The authors have described diagnostic difficulties of patient with memory hallucinations. A 45-year-old man, previously hospitalized many times on the Psychiatry Department was admitted to the Psychiatry Department after another suicidal attempt. During the examination the patient has confessed that he had committed a crime. This cause that doctor was on the horns of a dilemma of writing his statement in case history. Psychiatric and psychological diagnostics have showed memory hallucinations. Paying attention to legal aspect allowed to solve the problem. The frequency of occurrence of memory hallucinations still has been the question today.
authors.affiliation: Z Katedry i Kliniki Psychiatrii i Psychoterapii Slaskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach. aneta_si@interia.pl
authors.forename: Aneta M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sikora
authors.forename: Krzysztof A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kucia
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Medrala
authors.forename: Katarzyna A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Piekarska-Bugiel
authors.forename: Aldona A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Augustyniuk
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000379:methods; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013406:Suicide, Attempted