The Meaning of Voices in Understanding and Treating Psychosis: Moving Towards Intervention Informed by Collaborative Formulation

From a medical perspective, hearing voices is perceived as a symptom of mental illness and their content as largely irrelevant. The effectiveness of antipsychotic medication has made it central to the treatment of psychosis. However pharmacological treatment alone is rarely sufficient for this disab...

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Main Author: Aoife Lonergan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology 2017-05-01
Series:Europe's Journal of Psychology
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Online Access:http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/1199