The relationship between appraisals of auditory verbal hallucinations and real-time affect and social functioning.

ABSTRACT: In addition to being a hallmark symptom of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) are present in a range of psychiatric disorders as well as among individuals who are otherwise healthy. People who experience AVH are heterogeneous, and research has aimed to better understand what characteristics distinguish, among those who experience AVH, those who experience significant disruption and distress from those who do not. The cognitive model of AVH suggests that appraisals of voices determine the extent to which voices cause distress and social dysfunction. Previous work has relied largely on comparisons of "clinical" and "non-clinical" voice hearers, and few studies have been able to provide insight into the moment-to-moment relationships between appraisals and

SUBMITTER: Buck B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9750498 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature