![]() ![]() Parkinson’s disease: Parkinson’s disease is a brain disorder that causes symptoms like difficulty walking and talking, muscle stiffness, tremor, and ultimately memory problems.People with narcolepsy may experience hallucinations, usually while falling asleep or just waking up. Narcolepsy: Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder that causes excessive daytime sleepiness and episodes during which someone suddenly falls asleep at inappropriate times.Certain types of epilepsy cause hallucinations. ![]() Epilepsy: Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes seizures.Symptoms include disorientation and hallucinations, among others. Delirium: Delirium refers to a mental state of confusion that often occurs in older adults due to a medical issue causing brain toxicity.Dementia: Many people with dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, have hallucinations and/or delusions, especially during the later stages of the disease.In many cases, their hallucinations are related to depressive themes of worthlessness, inadequacy, or guilt. Depression: Some people with severe major depressive disorder (MDD) also have hallucinations and/or delusions.Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): Some people with PTSD experience hallucinations, especially while having flashbacks to traumatic memories or during times of stress.Schizoaffective disorder: People with schizoaffective disorder experience both symptoms of schizophrenia, including hallucinations and delusions, and symptoms of a mood disorder (such as bipolar disorder).Many estimates suggest that around half of people with bipolar disorder experience psychotic symptoms, including hallucinations. Bipolar disorder: Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder that causes elevations in mood or energy and often involves major depressive episodes.These are usually auditory hallucinations that involve hearing voices. Schizophrenia: Up to 75% of people with schizophrenia-a brain disorder that causes disturbances in thinking, emotions, and functioning-experience hallucinations. ![]()
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