Editing Hallucination (section)

===Command{{anchor|Command hallucination|Command hallucinations}}===
{{see also|Bicameral mentality}}
Command hallucinations are hallucinations in the form of commands; they appear to be from an external source, or can appear coming from the subject's head.<ref name="Beck-Sander1997" /> The contents of the hallucinations can range from the innocuous to commands to cause harm to the self or others.<ref name="Beck-Sander1997">{{cite journal | vauthors = Beck-Sander A, Birchwood M, Chadwick P | title = Acting on command hallucinations: a cognitive approach | journal = The British Journal of Clinical Psychology | volume = 36 | issue = 1 | pages = 139–148 | date = February 1997 | pmid = 9051285 | doi = 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1997.tb01237.x }}</ref> Command hallucinations are often associated with [[schizophrenia]]. People experiencing command hallucinations may or may not comply with the hallucinated commands, depending on the circumstances. Compliance is more common for non-violent commands.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Lee TM, Chong SA, Chan YH, Sathyadevan G | title = Command hallucinations among Asian patients with schizophrenia | journal = Canadian Journal of Psychiatry | volume = 49 | issue = 12 | pages = 838–842 | date = December 2004 | pmid = 15679207 | doi = 10.1177/070674370404901207 | doi-access = free }}</ref>

Command hallucinations are sometimes used to defend a crime that has been committed, often homicides.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Knoll |first1=James L. |last2=Resnick |first2=Phillip J. |title=Insanity Defense Evaluations: Toward a Model for Evidence-Based Practice |journal=Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention |date=February 2008 |volume=8 |issue=1 |pages=92–110 |doi=10.1093/brief-treatment/mhm024 }}</ref> In essence, it is a voice that one hears and it tells the listener what to do. Sometimes the commands are quite benign directives such as "Stand up" or "Shut the door."<ref name="Shea">{{cite web| vauthors = Shea SC |title=Uncovering Command Hallucinations | work = raining Institute for Suicide Assessment |url=http://www.suicideassessment.com/tips/archives.php?action=prod&id=64|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191930/http://www.suicideassessment.com/tips/archives.php?action=prod&id=64|archive-date=2014-01-02}}</ref> Whether it is a command for something simple or something that is a threat, it is still considered a "command hallucination." Some helpful questions that can assist one in determining if they may have this includes: "What are the voices telling you to do?", "When did your voices first start telling you to do things?", "Do you recognize the person who is telling you to harm yourself (or others)?", "Do you think you can resist doing what the voices are telling you to do?"<ref name="Shea" />