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Very early hallucinatory experiences: a school-based study
Author(s) :
Pignon, Baptiste [Auteur]
Hôpital Henri Mondor
Fondation FondaMental [Créteil]
Geoffroy, Pierre-Alexis [Auteur]
Hopital Saint-Louis [AP-HP] [AP-HP]
Variabilité de réponse aux Psychotropes [VariaPsy - U1144]
Gharib, Axelle [Auteur]
Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 [SCALab]
Thomas, Pierre [Auteur]
Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 [SCALab]
Moutot, Dan [Auteur]
Brabant, William [Auteur]
Weens, Brigitte [Auteur]
Dupond, Marie-Pierre [Auteur]
Caron, Annick [Auteur]
Falissard, Bruno [Auteur]
Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5 [UPD5]
Troubles du comportement alimentaire de l'adolescent [UMR_S 669]
Medjkane, François [Auteur]
Jardri, Renaud [Auteur]
Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 [SCALab]
Hôpital Henri Mondor
Fondation FondaMental [Créteil]
Geoffroy, Pierre-Alexis [Auteur]
Hopital Saint-Louis [AP-HP] [AP-HP]
Variabilité de réponse aux Psychotropes [VariaPsy - U1144]
Gharib, Axelle [Auteur]
Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 [SCALab]
Thomas, Pierre [Auteur]
Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 [SCALab]
Moutot, Dan [Auteur]
Brabant, William [Auteur]
Weens, Brigitte [Auteur]
Dupond, Marie-Pierre [Auteur]
Caron, Annick [Auteur]
Falissard, Bruno [Auteur]
Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5 [UPD5]
Troubles du comportement alimentaire de l'adolescent [UMR_S 669]
Medjkane, François [Auteur]
Jardri, Renaud [Auteur]
Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 [SCALab]
Journal title :
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines
Abbreviated title :
J Child Psychol Psychiatry
Volume number :
59
Pages :
68-75
Publication date :
2017-07-12
ISSN :
1469-7610
HAL domain(s) :
Sciences cognitives
English abstract : [en]
BACKGROUND: The prevalence and clinical significance of hallucinatory experiences among children below 7 years of age remain unknown. We aimed to determine the independent influences of sensory deficits, the presence of ...
Show more >BACKGROUND: The prevalence and clinical significance of hallucinatory experiences among children below 7 years of age remain unknown. We aimed to determine the independent influences of sensory deficits, the presence of an imaginary companion and metacognition on hallucinatory experiences. We assumed that hallucinatory experiences were associated with (a) sensory deficits, (b) the presence of an imaginary companion (IC) and (c) metacognition defaults (i.e. first- and second-order theory of mind default). METHODS: All children in the third year of preschool from a region of Northern France underwent medical screening. We compared the prevalence rates of visual, auditory and audio-visual hallucinatory experiences based on (a) the presence of visual or auditory deficits, (b) the actual presence of an IC and (c) metacognition. The analyses were adjusted for age. RESULTS: A total of 1,087 children aged between 5 and 7 years were included. The prevalence rates of auditory, visual and audio-visual hallucinatory experiences were 15.8%, 12.5% and 5.8%, respectively. The prevalences of different types of hallucinatory experiences were not significantly different according to sensory deficit. The prevalences of all types of hallucinatory experiences were significantly higher among children with an IC and among children with metacognition defaults. CONCLUSIONS: The association between hallucinatory experiences and sensory deficits might concern only long-lasting deficits. The association with the presence of an IC confirms experimental findings of the likelihood of perceiving words among meaningless auditory stimuli. Relations between hallucinatory experiences and theory of mind need to be addressed in longitudinal studies.Show less >
Show more >BACKGROUND: The prevalence and clinical significance of hallucinatory experiences among children below 7 years of age remain unknown. We aimed to determine the independent influences of sensory deficits, the presence of an imaginary companion and metacognition on hallucinatory experiences. We assumed that hallucinatory experiences were associated with (a) sensory deficits, (b) the presence of an imaginary companion (IC) and (c) metacognition defaults (i.e. first- and second-order theory of mind default). METHODS: All children in the third year of preschool from a region of Northern France underwent medical screening. We compared the prevalence rates of visual, auditory and audio-visual hallucinatory experiences based on (a) the presence of visual or auditory deficits, (b) the actual presence of an IC and (c) metacognition. The analyses were adjusted for age. RESULTS: A total of 1,087 children aged between 5 and 7 years were included. The prevalence rates of auditory, visual and audio-visual hallucinatory experiences were 15.8%, 12.5% and 5.8%, respectively. The prevalences of different types of hallucinatory experiences were not significantly different according to sensory deficit. The prevalences of all types of hallucinatory experiences were significantly higher among children with an IC and among children with metacognition defaults. CONCLUSIONS: The association between hallucinatory experiences and sensory deficits might concern only long-lasting deficits. The association with the presence of an IC confirms experimental findings of the likelihood of perceiving words among meaningless auditory stimuli. Relations between hallucinatory experiences and theory of mind need to be addressed in longitudinal studies.Show less >
Language :
Anglais
Audience :
Non spécifiée
Administrative institution(s) :
Université de Lille
CNRS
CHU Lille
CNRS
CHU Lille
Research team(s) :
Équipe Psychiatrie & Croyance (PsyCHIC)
Submission date :
2019-02-13T14:17:51Z
2020-04-20T12:21:11Z
2020-04-20T12:21:11Z