Psychological therapies for auditory hallucinations (voices): Current status and key directions for future research

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2014, Pages

  Thomas, Neil ^a   Hayward, Mark ^b,c   Peters, Emmanuelle ^d,e,f   Van Der Gaag, Mark ^g,h   Bentall, Richard P ⁱ   Jenner, Jack ^j   Strauss, Clara ^b,c   Sommer, Iris E ^k   Johns, Louise C ^d,f   Varese, Filippo ^l   García Montes, José Manuel ^m   Waters, Flavie ^n,o   Dodgson, Guy ^p   McCarthy Jones, Simon ^q,r  

^a Australia   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c SUSSEX PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f Psychological Interventions Clinic for Outpatients with Psychosis (PICuP) SLaM   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^h PARNASSIA PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^j Jenner Consult AUDITO   (Netherlands)

^k UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^m UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^o Clinical Applications Unit   (Australia)

^p Northumberland Early Intervention in Psychosis Service   (United Kingdom)

^q MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^r DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

auditory hallucinations; cognitive behavioral therapy; psychological therapy; psychosis; psychosocial intervention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPREHENSION; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; HALLUCINATIONS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84902588299     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbu037     Document Type: Article

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