A review of hearing voices groups: Evidence and mechanisms of change

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 757-766

  Ruddle, Anna ^a   Mason, Oliver ^b   Wykes, Til ^c  

^a Tamworth Road Resource Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CBT; Group; Hallucinations; Mechanisms; Voices

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CHANGE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEARING; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRETEST POSTTEST CONTROL GROUP DESIGN; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF ESTEEM; SKILL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUPPORT GROUP; TREATMENT AS USUAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOICE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 79955089390     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2011.03.010     Document Type: Review

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