Hearing voices Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
1. Phase 1: Assessment and construct:
The Maastricht Hearing Voices Interview: This is a clinical interview. For most voice hearers, the interview is part of an intervention as the con
by this intervention the communication is bent towards voices as ‘allies’, from
Sponsors
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants will be eligible if they: 1. Report currently distressing voices as determined by a rating of 2 or above on the ‘Intensity of Distress’ item on the PSYRATS scale 2. Has had recorded contact and treatment from mental health services at the point of recruitment 3. Aged 18-65 4. No significant history of organic, or drug/alcohol factors implicated in the aetiology of psychotic symptoms 5. English speaking 6. Provides informed patient consent 7. Not receiving care from a learning disability service 8. Has a fixed abode. Having a fixed abode is operationalised as having a current address (including B&B or open access hostel) and evidence (e.g. from key worker) indicating that the person is more likely than not to have a reliable address throughout the 2 years. Although the exclusion of those with no fixed abode may limit the sample, this is a necessary restriction to avoid inevitable sample attrition from this group
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Unable to provide informed consent 2. Unable to communicate sufficiently in English 3. Of no fixed abode
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hallucination Change Scale (HCS). Each participant generates a narrative description of their auditory hallucinations (AH) scored for the 24-hour time period just prior to initiation of the trial, which was scored as a 10. The Hallucination Change Scale (HCS) is scored in subsequent assessments by requesting the patient to generate a new narrative description of AHs. Follow-up severity scores ranged from 0, corresponding to no hallucinations, to a maximum score of 20, corresponding to hallucinations twice as severe as baseline. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Voice hearing: 1.1. Psychotic Symptoms Rating Scale (PSYRATS (AH)): 11 items completed on the basis of a clinical interview, and enables analysis in relation to voice distress specifically as well as a wider range of voice characteristics 1.2. Positive and Negative Symptom Scale (PANNS): A widely used clinical interview assessing a wide range of symptoms associated with a diagnosis of a psychotic disorder 1.3. Beliefs about Voices Scale (BAVQ-R). A 35-item self-report measure of the appraisals made in relation to a voice hearing experience 1.4. The Voice and You Rating Scale (VAY). A 28-item self-report measure assessing the relationship an individual has with their voices 1.5. The DAIMON Scale. A 28-item self-report measure assessing how an individual relates to a voice hearing experience 2. Anxiety and Depression: 2.1. Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD7). A 7-item self-report anxiety measure 2.2. Physical Health Questionnaire (GAD9). A 9-item self-report measure of depression 3. Dissociation: 3.1. Dissociative Experience Scale (DES). 28-item self-report measure 4. Wellbeing 4.1. Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWB) - 14 item self-report measure 4.2. Self Compassion Scale (SCS) – a 12 item self-report measure | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactCraig Steel
Outcome results
None listed