Safety-seeking behaviours and verbal auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia.

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serval:BIB_430262DEED91
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
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Title
Safety-seeking behaviours and verbal auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia.
Journal
Psychiatry Research
Author(s)
Chaix J., Ma E., Nguyen A., Ortiz Collado M.A., Rexhaj S., Favrod J.
ISSN
1872-7123 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0165-1781
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2014
Volume
220
Number
1-2
Pages
158-162
Language
english
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Publication types: Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Verbal auditory hallucinations can have a strong impact on the social and professional functioning of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia. The safety-seeking behaviours used to reduce the threat associated with voices play a significant role in explaining the functional consequences of auditory hallucinations. Nevertheless, these safety-seeking behaviours have been little studied. Twenty-eight patients with schizophrenia and verbal auditory hallucinations were recruited for this study. Hallucinations were evaluated using the Psychotic Symptom Rating Scale and the Belief About Voice Questionnaire and safety behaviours using a modified version of the Safety Behaviour Questionnaire. Our results show that the vast majority of patients relies on safety behaviours to reduce the threat associated with voices. This reliance on safety behaviours is mostly explained by beliefs about origin of voices the omnipotence attributed to hallucinations and the behavioural and emotional reactions to the voices. Safety-seeking behaviours play an important role in maintaining dysfunctional beliefs with respect to voices. They should be better targeted within the cognitive and behavioural therapies for auditory hallucinations.
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