Auditory hallucinations and PTSD in ex-POWS
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Literature has suggested that auditory hallucinations might be prevalent in the general population and could be linked to the experience of trauma. This prospective study examines the prevalence of auditory hallucinations in trauma survivors and its association with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, over time. Former prisoners of war (ex-POWs) from the 1973 Yom Kippur War (n = 99) with and without PTSD and comparable veterans (n = 103) were assessed twice, in 1991 (T1) and 2003 (T2) in regard to auditory hallucinations and PTSD symptoms. Findings indicated that ex-POWs who suffered from PTSD reported higher levels of auditory hallucinations at T2 as well as increased hallucinations over time, compared to ex-POWs without PTSD and combatants who did not endure captivity. The relation between PTSD and auditory hallucinations was unidirectional, so that the PTSD overall score at T1 predicted an increase in auditory hallucinations between T1 and T2, but not vice versa. Assessing the role of PTSD clusters in predicting hallucinations revealed that intrusion symptoms had a unique contribution, compared to avoidance and hyperarousal symptoms. The findings suggest that auditory hallucinations might be a consequence of the posttraumatic reaction among veterans.
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There are reasons to expect that shame in response to a stressful event can be involved in the elicitation of AVH.
“Given that induction of shame led to increased levels of intrusive thoughts and working memory impairments [34], there are reasons to expect that shame in response to a stressful event can be involved in the elicitation of AVH [53].”
From The “common” experience of voice-hearing and its relationship with shame and guilt: a systematic review (2022) · cites this paper as [53]
Previous studies have documented the occurrence of AVH following traumatic experiences in both PTSD and dissociative disorders.
“Previous studies have documented the occurrence of AVH following traumatic experiences in both Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) [54–57] and dissociative disorders [58–60].”
From The “common” experience of voice-hearing and its relationship with shame and guilt: a systematic review (2022) · cites this paper as [54]
AVH share common characteristics with the core PTSD symptom dimension of intrusions.
“AVH also share a number of common characteristics with the core PTSD symptom dimension of intrusions (Crompton et al., 2017).”
From Is Shame Hallucinogenic? (2017) · cites this paper as Crompton et al., 2017
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- Authors
- Crompton, L., Lahav, Y., & Solomon, Z.
- Affiliations
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Corresponding author
- Crompton, Laura
- Venue
- Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2016-12-05
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 663-678
- ISSN
- 1529-9732 (ISSN-L)
- 1529-9740
- OpenAlex
- W2559853485
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 42
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 1.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Trauma & Dissociation (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Hallucinations in medical conditions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Keywords
- auditory hallucinations, post-traumatic stress disorder, prisoners of war, 1973 Yom Kippur War, trauma survivors, PTSD symptom clusters, intrusion symptoms, avoidance symptoms, hyperarousal symptoms, veterans, captivity
- MeSH terms
- Hallucinations, Humans, Israel, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Veterans, Prevalence, Prisoners of War
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