TY - JOUR
T1 - Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) and related psychotic phenomena in mood disorders: analysis of the 2010 Survey of High Impact Psychosis (SHIP) data
AU - Toh, W.L.
AU - Castle, D.J.
AU - Thomas, N.
AU - Badcock, Jo
AU - Rossell, S.L.
PY - 2016/9/30
Y1 - 2016/9/30
N2 - © 2016 Elsevier Ireland LtdBackground Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) are known to occur in mood disorders, but there has been scant research in the area. This paper aimed to explore the presence of hallucinations, and AVHs in particular, across affective disorders (with non-affective disorders serving as clinical reference groups). Specific attention was given to i) running commentary, ii) voices conversing, and iii) negative voices. A secondary aim was to examine patterns of associated delusional themes. Method Participants were 1550 Australians, aged 18–64 years, assigned to one of four groups on the basis of diagnosis: i) bipolar disorder (BD), ii) depressive psychosis (DP), iii) schizophrenia (SCZ), and iv) schizoaffective disorder (SAD). Relevant data collected from the 2010 Australian Survey of High Impact Psychosis (SHIP) was analysed. Results Current prevalence of hallucinations was such that BD
AB - © 2016 Elsevier Ireland LtdBackground Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) are known to occur in mood disorders, but there has been scant research in the area. This paper aimed to explore the presence of hallucinations, and AVHs in particular, across affective disorders (with non-affective disorders serving as clinical reference groups). Specific attention was given to i) running commentary, ii) voices conversing, and iii) negative voices. A secondary aim was to examine patterns of associated delusional themes. Method Participants were 1550 Australians, aged 18–64 years, assigned to one of four groups on the basis of diagnosis: i) bipolar disorder (BD), ii) depressive psychosis (DP), iii) schizophrenia (SCZ), and iv) schizoaffective disorder (SAD). Relevant data collected from the 2010 Australian Survey of High Impact Psychosis (SHIP) was analysed. Results Current prevalence of hallucinations was such that BD
U2 - 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.06.035
DO - 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.06.035
M3 - Article
C2 - 27419653
SN - 0165-1781
VL - 243
SP - 238
EP - 245
JO - Psychiatry Research
JF - Psychiatry Research
ER -