Visual hallucinations in psychosis: What do people actually see?

ABSTRACT:

Background

One in three people with psychosis experience visions. However, little is known about what people see, and current treatments have limited benefits.

Objectives

To improve the understanding and treatment of visions, this study explored the phenomenology of visions in people with psychosis.

Methods

Twelve people with psychosis participated in semi-structured interviews. Reflective thematic analysis was used.

Results

Three main themes were generated covering important aspects of phenomenology: 'Content', 'Coherence' and 'Quality'. The first theme 'Content: People see people', demonstrated that the most distressing visions were of people. The second theme 'Coherence: Visions of people who behave like people', captured how visions were coherent with real

SUBMITTER: Aynsworth C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11823304 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature