March 2013 archive

ALCOHOLIC HALLUCINOSIS

  By Lida Prypchan   Very rare in its pure form, alcoholic hallucinosis, also known as hallucinatory paranoia and chronic alcoholic delirium, characteristically exhibits auditory hallucinations which generate delusions of persecution, while retaining clarity of the senses without impairment.  It differs from delirium tremens in the predominance of auditory and tactile hallucinations and clarity of …

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The appetite for trivial novelty: INTROVERT OR EXTROVERT?

  By: Lida Prypchan   People are classified as either introverts or extroverts. This classification is very ambiguous and not particularly practical because a person can be both introverted and extroverted. It’s just that it’s an alternating process: the classification has greater value when we analyze the frequency of the periods when introversion or extroversion …

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