The "common" experience of voice-hearing and its relationship with shame and guilt: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite Auditory Verbal Hallucinations (AVHs) having been long associated with mental illness, they represent a common experience also in the non-clinical population, yet do not exhibit distress or need for care. Shame and guilt are emotions related to one's perception of oneself and one's responsibility. As such, they direct our attention to aspects of AVHs that are under-researched and elusive, particularly about the status of voices as others, their social implications and the constitution and conceptualisation of the self.

Objectives

This paper aims to provide a systematic review of studies that investigated the relationship between auditory hallucinations, shame, and guilt in people without relevant signs of psychiatric issues.

Methods

We searched stud

SUBMITTER: Volpato E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9022353 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature