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Hallucinations

Research and Practice

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Jan Dirk Blom

    1. University of Groningen, Parnassia Bavo Group, The Hague, Netherlands

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  2. Iris E.C. Sommer

    1. , Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

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  • Aims to provide an overview of the field of contemporary hallucinations research

  • Intends to cover many different types of hallucination

  • Approaches the subject matter from four different perspectives, i.e., conceptual, phenomenological, neuroscientific, and therapeutic

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Conceptual Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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  3. General Introduction

    1. General Introduction

      • Iris E. C. Sommer, Jan Dirk Blom
      Pages 1-4

  4. Conceptual Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. The Construction of Visual Reality

      • Donald D. Hoffman
      Pages 7-15

    3. Consciousness, Memory, and Hallucinations

      • Ralf-Peter Behrendt
      Pages 17-31

    4. A Network Model of Hallucinations

      • Rutger Goekoop, Jasper Looijestijn
      Pages 33-54

    5. The Construction of Hallucination: History and Epistemology

      • German E. Berrios, Ivana S. Marková
      Pages 55-71

  5. Hallucinatory Phenomena

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
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    2. Visual Hallucinations

      • Daniel Collerton, Rob Dudley, Urs Peter Mosimann
      Pages 75-90

    3. Synaesthesias

      • Devin Blair Terhune, Roi Cohen Kadosh
      Pages 91-104

    4. Auditory Verbal Hallucinations, First-Person Accounts

      • Steven Scholtus, Christine Blanke
      Pages 105-108

    5. Auditory Verbal Hallucinations

      • Kelly M. J. Diederen, Iris E. C. Sommer
      Pages 109-124

    6. Auditory Verbal Hallucinations in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder

      • Christina W. Slotema, David G. Kingdon
      Pages 125-132

    7. Musical Hallucinations

      • Oliver W. Sacks, Jan Dirk Blom
      Pages 133-142

    8. Olfactory and Gustatory Hallucinations

      • Richard J. Stevenson, Robyn Langdon
      Pages 143-155

    9. Hallucinations of Bodily Sensation

      • Jan Dirk Blom, Iris E. C. Sommer
      Pages 157-169

    10. Hallucinatory Pain: Central Pain

      • Sergio Canavero
      Pages 171-186

    11. Autoscopic Phenomena: Clinical and Experimental Perspectives

      • Anna Sforza, Olaf Blanke
      Pages 187-201

    12. Phantom Limb, Phantom Body, Phantom Self: A Phenomenology of “Body Hallucinations”

      • Peter Brugger
      Pages 203-218
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About this book

The work aims to provide an overview of the field of contemporary hallucinations research. It will consist of 28 chapters, the writing of which will be put out to international experts specialized in the specific fields at hand. The work aims to be unique, in that it intends to cover many different types of hallucination, and to approach the subject matter from four different perspectives, i.e., conceptual, phenomenological, neuroscientific, and therapeutic.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“It covers a wide range of recent studies on various forms of hallucination and would be suitable for mental health professionals from both medical and nonmedical backgrounds. … Hallucinations: Research and Practice is an excellent reference book for students and mental health professionals … who are interested in the latest studies in the phenomenon of hallucinations. It covers a wide range of topics that may satisfy the needs and curiosities of practicing clinicians, researchers, instructors, and graduate students in related fields.” (Alex C. N. Leung, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 58 (15), April, 2013)

“This superb book summarizes the current research findings and their implications for understanding hallucinations. … this exceptional book is a welcome addition to psychiatry. … The intended audience includes anyone interested in hallucinations … . Graduate students involved in research in this area would benefit from this timely and comprehensive review. … All mental health professions who are involved in the care of individuals with severe mental illness should read this important book.” (Michael Joel Schrift, Doody’s Review Service, May, 2011)

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Groningen, Parnassia Bavo Group, The Hague, Netherlands

    Jan Dirk Blom

  • , Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

    Iris E.C. Sommer

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Hallucinations

  • Book Subtitle: Research and Practice

  • Editors: Jan Dirk Blom, Iris E.C. Sommer

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0959-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-0958-8Published: 21 December 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-8957-4Published: 03 March 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-0959-5Published: 21 December 2011

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 426

  • Topics: Neurosciences, Neurobiology

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