Multimodal versus unimodal auditory hallucinations in clinical practice: Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes.

摘要: Abstract Psychological treatments for hallucinations typically target auditory verbal (AVH) but neglect the influence of in other sensory modalities. This study compared baseline clinical characteristics and therapeutic outcomes (following brief Coping Strategy Enhancement) adult clients (N = 100) with multimodal or unimodal (auditory) attending an outpatient service distressing AVH. The results showed that 72.1% reported past month. Group comparisons most (AVH features, beliefs about AVH, number traumatic events, personal social functioning, negative affect) were non-significant. However, subgroup (N = 65) reporting ongoing effects those significantly higher posttraumatic stress symptoms (d = 0.62). Notably, both hallucination groups improvement AVH distress frequency post-treatment, group differences treatment not significant. These findings, a naturalistic setting, confirm are common people seeking help may be associated levels symptoms. Importantly, they also suggest psychological therapy suitable effective experiencing – irrespective presence