Hallucinations Are Real to Patients With Dementia

Creator(s)

R. C. Hamdy, East Tennessee State UniversityFollow
Amber E. Kinser, East Tennessee State UniversityFollow
J. V. Lewis, East Tennessee State University
Rebecca Copeland, East Tennessee State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2017

Description

In this case study, we present a patient with preexistent posttraumatic stress disorder and psychosis who has been recently diagnosed with Dementia with Lewy Bodies. He is experiencing vivid hallucinations. What went wrong between him and his wife as a result of these hallucinations is presented. Alternative actions that could have been used are suggested.

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© 2017 The Author(s). This document was originally published in the Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine.

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Citation Information

Hamdy, R. C.; Kinser, Amber E.; Lewis, J. V.; and Copeland, Rebecca. 2017. Hallucinations Are Real to Patients With Dementia. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. Vol.3 https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721417721108 ISSN: 2333-7214