Auditory hallucinations as a personal experience: Analysis of non-psychiatric voice hearers' narrations

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 761-767

  Faccio, E ^a   Romaioli, D ^a   Dagani, J ^b   Cipolletta, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Saint John of God Clinical Research Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

Auditory hallucinations; Mental health problems; Narratives; Psychosis; Qualitative methodology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATIONS; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATIVES; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITATIVE METHODOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

AUDITORY HALLUCINATIONS; MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS; NARRATIVES; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITATIVE METHODOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885179518     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12008     Document Type: Article

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