Phenomenological and Cognitive Features Associated With Auditory Hallucinations in Clinical and Nonclinical Voice Hearers.

ABSTRACT:

Background and hypotheses

Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) are central features of schizophrenia (SZ). However, AVH also occur in a small percentage of the general population who do not have a need for care, termed nonclinical voice hearers (NCVH). We sought to determine the degree to which the experience of AVH was similar in NCVH and in people with schizophrenia (PSZ) and evaluate the degree to which NCVH shared other features of SZ such as delusional beliefs, cognitive impairment, and negative symptoms.

Study design

We recruited 76 people with a DSM-V diagnosis of SZ/schizoaffective disorder (PSZ; 49 with current AVH, 27 without), 48 NCVH, and 51 healthy controls. Participants received a broad battery of clinician-administered and self-report symptom assessments and a

SUBMITTER: Gold JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10686332 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature