Social Deafferentation and the Relation Between Loneliness and Hallucinations.
Sanne G BrederooJanna N de BoerMascha M J LinszenRenske E BlomMarieke J H BegemannIris E C SommerPublished in: Schizophrenia bulletin (2023)
Our results are novel in showing that loneliness specifically increases the likelihood of hearing human sounds such as voices or laughter, or feeling a human touch. Hallucinations without social meaning were not more likely to be experienced with increasing loneliness. This forms a confirmation of the SDA.