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Reinforcement of Vocal Correlates of Auditory Hallucinations by Auditory Feedback: A Case Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Paul Green  and
Martin Preston
Paul Green
Affiliation:
All Saints Hospital, Birmingham B18 5SD; and Honorary Tutor, Department of Psychology, University of Birmingham
Martin Preston
Affiliation:
All Saints Hospital, Birmingham B18 5SD; and Honorary Tutor, Department of Psychology, University of Birmingham
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Summary

Although auditory hallucinations in schizophrenic patients are usually thought to be private events, several early writers observed vocalizations concurrent with hallucinations. The content of such vocalizations corresponded to what the voices were reported to have said. A schizophrenic patient is described whose whispers were increased to an intelligible level by the use of auditory feedback. This has implications for the self-control of hallucinations, and for neurological theories of verbal hallucinations.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 139 , Issue 3 , September 1981 , pp. 204 - 208
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1981 

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