AUDITORY HALLUCINATIONS IN A DEAF PATIENT – CASE REPORT
This article reports the case of a 34-year-old patient, deaf since birth, illiterate, who was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. During hospitalization, communication with the patient was done mainly through gestures due to communication barriers resulting from deafness. The patient had auditory hallucinations, persecutory delusions and psychomotor agitation. The discussion addresses the difficulties in evaluating deaf patients and the interpretation of auditory hallucinations in this context. The authors conclude that understanding the experience of "hearing voices" in deaf patients can be challenging, but recognizing the limitation in understanding can be useful in helping patients to cope with their experiences.
AUDITORY HALLUCINATIONS IN A DEAF PATIENT – CASE REPORT
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DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593552320071
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Palavras-chave: ''Auditory Hallucinations”; “Deaf”
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Keywords: "deaf" "Auditory Hallucinations"
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Abstract:
This article reports the case of a 34-year-old patient, deaf since birth, illiterate, who was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. During hospitalization, communication with the patient was done mainly through gestures due to communication barriers resulting from deafness. The patient had auditory hallucinations, persecutory delusions and psychomotor agitation. The discussion addresses the difficulties in evaluating deaf patients and the interpretation of auditory hallucinations in this context. The authors conclude that understanding the experience of "hearing voices" in deaf patients can be challenging, but recognizing the limitation in understanding can be useful in helping patients to cope with their experiences.
- Moisés Rocha Seabra
- ISABELA MARIA SEABRA LEITE
- Caio Hage Chahine Kubrusly
- Lauro Rocha Seabra
- TARCILA IBIAPINA ANDRADE
- ANA CAROLINA VICTOR NOBRE
