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In a caregiver workshop we were taught to "validate" the person who is hallucinating. This means not to look under the bed and say "there is no one there, but to ask questions about the one he/she percevies to be under the bed. Is it a man or woman, girl or boy. What does he sound like, look like. To the patient there is a real fear. Comfort him. Tell him you will stay with him. Respond to the emotion. My mother sees a little girl. Perhaps it's on of us children that she perceives from our childhood or a grand child. It's understandable that a mother would experience children since they have spent much of their lives caring for them. Validation is the answer. Does anyone else know more about this process? Carol Brow Lake Leelanau, Michigan