The Role of Verbal Auditory Hallucinations in Influencing and Retrospectively Predicting Physical Harm Prevalence in Early Psychosis.

Cassie M HazellSophia HasapopoulosJennifer McGowanRoman HamzaZareena AhmedBen GaughanMonica Huerga MalillosAmber GillAmber NomaniEmily HicksonAnjeza KoruniFaaisa IslamJonathan SourayDavid Raune

Published in: Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH (2024)

Verbal auditory hallucinations commonly influence physical harm in the early course of psychosis. Hearing commands and/or believing the voice to be omnipotent are strong retrospective-correlative predictors that may aid in the assessment and therapeutic intervention.

Keyphrases

working memory
hearing loss
physical activity
mental health
randomized controlled trial
risk factors
cross sectional
clinical evaluation