Severe Sleep Deprivation Causes Hallucinations and a Gradual Progression Toward Psychosis With Increasing Time Awake
Frontiers in Psychiatry July 10, 2018 Flavie Waters, Vivian Chiu, Amanda Atkinson et al. 163 citations
Background: Going without sleep for long periods of time can produce a range of experiences, including perceptual distortions and hallucinations. Many questions, however, remain unanswered regarding the types of symptoms which are most reliably elicited, the time of symptom onset, and whether symptoms worsen over time towards psychotic decompensation. Since sleep deprivation exceeding 48 h is...