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Tuning to the Voice: Distinguishing linguistic profiles of auditory verbal hallucinations to guide tailored treatment

Conditions
auditory verbal hallucinations
voice-hearing
10039628
Registration Number
NL-OMON56783
Lead Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
168
Inclusion Criteria

• Voice-hearing in the past three months
• Seeking psychological help for voice-hearing
• DSM-5 diagnosis of any psychiatric disorder (e.g., *Psychosis NOS*)
• At least 16 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

• Unable to provide informed consent
• Hearing voices only in other languages than Dutch or English
• Insufficient command of both Dutch and English

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Assessments consist of acquiring verbatim repetitions of voices, voice-related<br /><br>measures such as voice phenomenology, acceptance of the voices, and<br /><br>impact on daily functioning, and hemispheric asymmetry during language<br /><br>processing. These will be used to distinguish and characterise linguistic voice<br /><br>subtypes, to examine working mechanisms underlying these voice-types, and to<br /><br>assess the role of voice-type in treatment effectiveness of psychological<br /><br>interventions.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>n.v.t</p><br>
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