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Control of Auditory Hallucinations through Occlusion of Monaural Auditory Input

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Max J. Birchwood
Max J. Birchwood*
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Department of Psychology, All Saints Hospital, Lodge Road, Winson Green, Birmingham B18 5SD
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Abstract

A schizophrenic patient whose severe level of auditory hallucinations had proved refractory to neuroleptic medication was given two treatment techniques derived from Green's theory that hallucinations represent verbal activity in the non-dominant hemisphere. Voice activity was markedly reduced in frequency and severity over a six-month period, and led to general improvements in interpersonal functioning. There was evidence for independent and additive effects of the two techniques.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 149 , Issue 1 , July 1986 , pp. 104 - 107
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Copyright © 1986 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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