Exploring the Working Mechanisms between Anxiety, Mental Imagery, and Auditory Verbal Hallucinations: A Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) are the most common hallucinations within the psychosis spectrum and are often accompanied by anxiety. Integrating mental imagery into current psychological theories may increase the understanding of working mechanisms and effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for AVHs. Therefore, the current study examined associations over time between levels of anxiety, mental imagery, and AVHs in individuals with psychosis spectrum disorders.

Study design

Baseline data were analyzed from a replicated single-case series study using a within person mediation model approach and time-lagged multilevel analyses to examine associations over time between levels of anxiety, mental imagery, and AVHs. The baseline comprised a 2-week period b

SUBMITTER: Janssen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12640548 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature