The phenomenology of inner speech: comparison of schizophrenia patients with auditory verbal hallucinations and healthy controls.
Psychol Med
; 39(4): 655-63, 2009 Apr.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18667096
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Despite the popularity of inner-speech theories of auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs), little is known about the phenomenological qualities of inner speech in patients with schizophrenia who experience AVHs (Sz-AVHs), or how this compares to inner speech in the non-voice-hearing general population.METHOD:
We asked Sz-AVHs (n=29) and a non-voice-hearing general population sample (n=42) a series of questions about their experiences of hearing voices, if present, and their inner speech.RESULTS:
The inner speech reported by patients and controls was found to be almost identical in all respects. Furthermore, phenomenological qualities of AVHs (e.g. second- or third-person voices) did not relate to corresponding qualities in inner speech.CONCLUSIONS:
No discernable differences were found between the inner speech reported by Sz-AVHs and healthy controls. Implications for inner-speech theories of AVHs are discussed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Schizophrenia
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Schizophrenic Language
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Schizophrenic Psychology
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Speech
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Speech Perception
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Thinking
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Hallucinations
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Psychol Med
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article