The relationship between trauma and beliefs about hearing voices: A study of psychiatric and non-psychiatric voice hearers

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1409-1417

  Andrew, E M ^a,b   Gray, N S ^b,c   Snowden, R J ^b  

^a ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Glanrhyd Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auditory hallucinations; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SEXUAL ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURE; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 51049116662     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003329170700253X     Document Type: Article

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