Hearing Voices
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An experiment is described in which people with auditory hallucinations were brought into contact with each other. On an evening television talk show, a patient--diagnosed several times as having schizophrenia--talked about her voices. Four hundred and fifty people who also were hearing voices reacted to the program by telephone. A questionnaire was sent to those who responded to the television program in order to get more information about their way of coping with the voices. From those who filled out the questionnaire, 20 people were selected who explained their experiences in a clear way. A meeting for people hearing voices was organized, and the 20 persons were invited to become the speakers. In this article the experiences described by the participants are reported as well as the many ways in which they coped with these experiences.
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Avoiding or resisting auditory verbal hallucinations has unintended consequences which impact cognitive functioning, such as experiencing higher rates of intrusive voices arising from failed attempts at suppression.
“In addition to the distress associated with avoiding or resisting AVHs, there are also unintended consequences which impact on cognitive functioning, such as experiencing higher rates of intrusive voices arising from failed attempts at suppression (Romme & Escher, 1989;Taylor & Murray, 2012).”
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- Authors
- Romme, M. A. J., & Escher, A. D. M. A. C.
- Affiliations
- Maastricht University (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Romme, M. A.J.
- Venue
- Schizophrenia Bulletin
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1989-01-01
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 209-216
- ISSN
- 0586-7614 (ISSN-L)
- 1745-1701
- OpenAlex
- W4235429108
- Cited by
- 367
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 1.13
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Schizophrenia Bulletin (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Hallucinations in medical conditions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Keywords
- auditory hallucinations, voice
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Female, Hallucinations, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic Language, Schizophrenic Psychology, Speech Perception, Thinking
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