Browsing Faculty of Psychology by Journals "Schizophrenia Bulletin"
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Auditory verbal hallucinations in persons with and without a need for care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) are complex experiences that occur in the context of various clinical disorders. AVH also occur in individuals from the general population who have no identifiable psychiatric or ... -
Beyond trauma: A multiple pathways approach to auditory hallucinations in clinical and nonclinical populations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-01)That trauma can play a significant role in the onset and maintenance of voice-hearing is one of the most striking and important developments in the recent study of psychosis. Yet the finding that trauma increases the risk ... -
A cross-national investigation of hallucination-like experiences in 10 countries: The E-CLECTIC Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-01)Hallucination-like experiences (HLEs) are typically defined as sensory perceptions in the absence of external stimuli. Multidimensional tools, able to assess different facets of HLEs, are helpful for a better characterization ... -
Evidence for Reduced Long-Term Potentiation-Like Visual Cortical Plasticity in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Several lines of research suggest that impairments in long-term potentiation (LTP)-like synaptic plasticity might be a key pathophysiological mechanism in schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar disorder type I (BDI) and II (BDII). ... -
Hallucinations in older adults: A practical review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)By 2050, it is estimated that 16% of people will be aged above 65 years, compared with 9% in 2019.1 Population aging is driving increased attention to the physical and mental health needs of older adults. Here, our focus ... -
Hallucinations under psychedelics and in the schizophrenia spectrum: An interdisciplinary and multiscale comparison
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The recent renaissance of psychedelic science has reignited interest in the similarity of drug-induced experiences to those more commonly observed in psychiatric contexts such as the schizophrenia-spectrum. This report ... -
Intra-Regional Glu-GABA vs Inter-Regional Glu-Glu Imbalance: A 1H-MRS Study of the Neurochemistry of Auditory Verbal Hallucinations in Schizophrenia.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-18)Glutamate (Glu), gamma amino-butyric acid (GABA), and excitatory/inhibitory (E/I) imbalance have inconsistently been implicated in the etiology of schizophrenia. Elevated Glu levels in language regions have been suggested ... -
Modular-Level Functional Connectome Alterations in Individuals With Hallucinations Across the Psychosis Continuum
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Functional connectome alterations, including modular network organization, have been related to the experience of hallucinations. It remains to be determined whether individuals with hallucinations across the psychosis ... -
Neural activation in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex precedes conscious experience of being in or out of a transient hallucinatory state
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background and Hypotheses Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) is not only a common symptom in schizophrenia but also observed in individuals in the general population. Despite extensive research, AVHs are poorly understood, ... -
Paracingulate sulcus morphology and hallucinations in clinical and nonclinical groups
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Hallucinations are a characteristic symptom of psychotic mental health conditions that are also experienced by many individuals without a clinical diagnosis. Hallucinations in schizophrenia have been linked to differences ... -
Potential applications of digital technology in assessment, treatment, and self-help for hallucinations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The field of digital mental health is rapidly expanding with digital tools being used in assessment, intervention, and supporting self-help. The application of digital mental health to hallucinations is, however, at a very ... -
The questionnaire for psychotic experiences: An examination of the validity and reliability
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-01)Psychotic experiences are prevalent across a wide variety of psychiatric, neurological, and medical conditions. Yet current assessments are often designed for one disorder, or are limited in their examination of phenomenological ... -
A review of multimodal hallucinations: categorization, assessment, theoretical perspectives, and clinical recommendations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Hallucinations can occur in different sensory modalities, both simultaneously and serially in time. They have typically been studied in clinical populations as phenomena occurring in a single sensory modality. Hallucinatory ... -
Sensory and Quasi-Sensory Experiences of the Deceased in Bereavement: An Interdisciplinary and Integrative Review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Bereaved people often report having sensory and quasi-sensory experiences of the deceased (SED), and there is an ongoing debate over whether SED are associated with pathology, such as grief complications. Research into ...