Visual phenomenology in schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder: an exploratory study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Visual experiences such as hallucinations are commonly reported by people with psychosis, psychological trauma and dissociative states, although questions remain about their similarities and differences. For diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, clinical research must better delineate and compare the characteristics of these experiences in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and in schizophrenia.

Aims

To compare visual phenomena and dissociation in participants with a primary psychotic illness and those with a trauma diagnosis.

Method

A quantitative group design study comparing visual phenomena in three participant groups who also have a history of hearing voices: schizophrenia and no trauma history (n = 19), PTSD with dissociation (n = 17) a

SUBMITTER: Wearne D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9345685 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature