"Accept voices©" group intervention for the management of auditory verbal hallucinations-results at 6 and 12 months

Psychiatry Res. 2022 Nov:317:114860. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114860. Epub 2022 Sep 25.

Abstract

"The Accept Voices© is a useful intervention for the management and acceptance of auditory verbal hallucinations in people with schizophrenia. This study aims at determining if the clinical effects remained at six- and 12-month follow-ups. Results show that participants (N = 22) maintained a decrease in auditory hallucinations, at the six and 12 months follow ups for severity and acceptance of Voices, anxiety and depression. Accept Voices© shows promise as a potential treatment for people with schizophrenia struggling with Voices.

Keywords: Acceptance; CBT therapy; Schizophrenia; Voices.

MeSH terms

  • Anxiety / therapy
  • Hallucinations / etiology
  • Hallucinations / therapy
  • Humans
  • Schizophrenia* / complications
  • Schizophrenia* / therapy
  • Schizophrenic Psychology
  • Voice*