An exploration of the relationship between voices, dissociation, and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms.
PTSD symptoms
auditory verbal hallucinations
dissociation
interpretative phenomenological analysis
post-traumatic stress disorder
qualitative design
voice hearing
Journal
Psychology and psychotherapy
ISSN: 2044-8341
Titre abrégé: Psychol Psychother
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101135751
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 2023
12 2023
Historique:
revised:
09
08
2023
received:
30
11
2022
accepted:
23
08
2023
medline:
7
11
2023
pubmed:
6
10
2023
entrez:
6
10
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Extensive research has shown voice hearing to be associated with symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and dissociation. However, most studies have adopted a quantitative design, using cross-sectional data sampling methods, precluding temporal relationships between variables from being defined. Using a qualitative design, this study sought to identify potential symptom relationships by addressing the research question: what is the nature of the temporal relationship between voices, dissociation and PTSD symptoms? Seven voice hearers (aged 27 to 68 years) participated in a semi-structured interview exploring voice hearing, PTSD symptoms, and dissociation. The interviews were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. One superordinate theme was identified in the data. Voices were observed to occur in dynamic interrelationship with PTSD symptoms and dissociation, and were frequently experienced before and after PTSD symptoms and dissociative episodes. Implications for theoretical understandings of voice hearing and future research are discussed.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1015-1028Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The British Psychological Society.
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