Verbal auditory hallucination of mutiple disease
Conditions
Interventions
Virtual Reality-assisted therapy group:Avatar technology
Therapy-as usual group:Therapy as usual
Sponsors
The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. aged over 18 years; 2. have experienced auditory hallucinations; 3. primary diagnosis of Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-V-TR (including Sc1hizophrenia, Major Depressive Disorder, and Bipolar disorder).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. unable to give informed consent; 2. currently in receipt of cognitive behaviour therapy for psychosis or attending a group specific to hearing voices; 3. unable to identify a single dominant voice to work on; 4. refusing all medication; 5. a diagnosis of organic brain disease; 6. a primary substance dependency; 7. auditory hallucinations in a language not spoken by the therapists; 8. inability to tolerate the assessment process.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales, auditory hallucinations subscale, PSYRATS–AH-Total; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales, auditory hallucinations subscale, PSYRATS–AH;Belief About Voices Questionnaire-Revised, BAVQ-R; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYong Xu
The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University
Outcome results
None listed