command hallucinations definition
command hallucination. 1. a symptom (associated with a schizophrenic or psychotic mood disorder), usually auditory but sometimes visual, consisting of a message, from no external source, to do something.
Keith Hersh, MA, and Randy Borum, PsyD. Command hallucinations are auditory hallucinations that instruct a patient to act. in specific ways; these commands can range in seriousness from innocuous to. life-threatening. This article summarizes two areas of research regarding com-. mand hallucinations: rates of compliance with command hallucinations; and fac-.