Hallucinations, loneliness, and social isolation in Alzheimer's disease

El Haj, Mohamad; Jardri, Renaud; Larøi, Frank; Antoine, Pascal

Document type :

Article dans une revue scientifique

DOI :

10.1080/13546805.2015.1121139

PMID :

26740416

Permalink :

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12210/4074

Title :

Hallucinations, loneliness, and social isolation in Alzheimer's disease

Author(s) :

El Haj, Mohamad [Auteur]
Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 [SCALab]
Jardri, Renaud [Auteur]

Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 [SCALab]
Larøi, Frank [Auteur]
Department of Biological Sciences [Bergen] [BIO / UiB]
GIGA-Neurosciences [Université Liège]
Antoine, Pascal [Auteur]

Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 [SCALab]

Journal title :

Cognitive Neuropsychiatry

Abbreviated title :

Cogn Neuropsychiatry

Volume number :

Pages :

1-13

Publication date :

2016-01-06

ISSN :

1464-0619

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences cognitives

English abstract : [en]

INTRODUCTION: Cognitive and functional compromise, as frequently observed in Alzheimer's disease (AD), hinders communication and social interactions. One consequence of this hindrance may be a feeling of loneliness. Moreover, ...
Show more >INTRODUCTION: Cognitive and functional compromise, as frequently observed in Alzheimer's disease (AD), hinders communication and social interactions. One consequence of this hindrance may be a feeling of loneliness. Moreover, emptiness and boredom, as observed in social isolation and loneliness, may thus be compensated for by creating imagined stimuli. Conditions of loneliness may be viewed as potentially generating hallucinatory experiences. To assess this assumption, the present study explored the relationship between social isolation, loneliness, and hallucinations in a sample of 22 mild AD participants and 24 elderly, healthy controls. METHODS: Participants were assessed using the Launay-Slade Hallucination Scale, the UCLA Loneliness Scale, and a scale exploring contact with others and social participation. RESULTS: More hallucinatory experiences, social isolation, and loneliness were found in the AD group than in the healthy control group. Moreover, significant correlations were observed between hallucinations and loneliness and between hallucinations and social isolation in both groups. Finally, hallucinations were predicted by social isolation. DISCUSSION: Hallucinations may constitute a compensatory mechanism that aims to fulfil communication needs in lonely, elderly participants. Hallucinations may also be regarded as experiences that allow certain participants to escape the cycle of boredom, emptiness, and affective deprivation caused by social isolation.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Non spécifiée

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille
CNRS
CHU Lille

Collections :

Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193

Research team(s) :

Équipe Dynamique Émotionnelle et Pathologies (DEEP)
Équipe Psychiatrie & Croyance (PsyCHIC)

Submission date :

2019-02-13T14:21:47Z
2020-02-11T16:11:06Z

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