Hypnopompic hallucinations
 
Carlos Morra and Ernst Franzek: Psychopathological Symptoms

 

Definition: Hallucinations that occur when waking up from sleep (Taylor 1981).

 

Exploration: The presence of hypnopompic hallucinations can be established by interviewing the patient.

 

Reference:

 

Taylor M.A. The Neuropsychiatric Mental Status Examination. New York: Spectrum publications: 1981, p. 110.

 

March 15, 2018