Tactile Hallucinations: Presenting Symptom of Schizophrenia

Virgen M. Quinones, Ponce School of Medicine

Abstract

Although previous reports about tactile hallucinations of sexual content suggesting Schizophrenia are known2, this disorder has been characterized mostly by hallucinations of visual/auditory content. At Schizophrenia presentation these two types of hallucinations are the prominent features. This report describes a patient who had no previous psychiatric symptoms and for whom tactile hallucinations were the presenting symptom of Schizophrenia.

Recommended Citation

Quinones, Virgen M. (2009) "Tactile Hallucinations: Presenting Symptom of Schizophrenia," Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry: Vol. 22: Iss. 1, Article 1.
Available at: http://jdc.jefferson.edu/jeffjpsychiatry/vol22/iss1/1