- Title
- The influence of gender on emotional aspects of auditory verbal hallucinations
- Creator
- Toh, Wei Lin; Gurvich, Caroline; Thomas, Neil; Tan, Eric J.; Neill, Erica; Van Rheenen, Tamsyn; Sumner, Philip J.; Carruthers, Sean P.; Thomas, Elizabeth H. X.; Hughes, Matthew E.; Michie, Patricia T.; Rossell, Susan L.
- Relation
- NHMRC.GNT1060664 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1060664
- Relation
- Psychiatry Research Vol. 284, Issue February 2020, no. 112642
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2019.112642
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- Dear Editor, Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs), also known as 'hearing voices', refer to the perception of verbal utterances in the absence of corresponding external stimuli. This complex, multifaceted phenomenon is a hallmark symptom of psychosis, and may be distinguished along numerous physical (e.g. frequency, duration), cognitive (e.g. controllability, interaction) and emotional (e.g. distress, impact) characteristics. Negative AVH content, such as criticism or hostility, and voice-related distress are typical features reported by clinical cohorts, aspects which are largely absent in non-clinical groups (Laroi, 2012). In other words, clinical cohorts likely present at mental health services because of heightened levels of distress, instigated by negative voice content. However, despite repeated attempts at comprehensive characterisation (e.g. Nayani and David, 1996), much remains unclear, especially regarding the emotional domain.
- Subject
- adult; auditory hallucination; childhood trauma; cohort analysis; controlled study; distress syndrome
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1434945
- Identifier
- uon:39563
- Identifier
- ISSN:0165-1781
- Language
- eng
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