Auditory hallucinations in those populations that do not suffer from schizophrenia.
Current Psychiatry Reports June 1, 2007 C Choong, M D Hunter, P W R Woodruff
Auditory hallucinations occur in people who do not have schizophrenia, and they are not exclusive to psychiatric illness. While such experiences are present in the general population, they differ fundamentally from those in clinical populations. In psychiatric patients, hallucinations tend to be frequent, intrusive, and distressing, whereas in nonclinical individuals they are often positive and nonthreatening. The exact mechanism behind auditory hallucinations remains unknown, but studying them in healthy people may help clarify the processes underlying clinical conditions.