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Clinical characteristics of auditory hallucinations
Author(s) -
Oulis P. G.,
Mavreas V. G.,
Mamounas J. M.,
Stefanis C. N.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1995.tb09550.x
Subject(s) - psychology , auditory hallucination , audiology , psychiatry , medicine , psychosis
We studied 25 clinical characteristics of auditory hallucinations by means of 3‐point observer‐rated scales in a sample of 60 inpatients with mainly schizophrenic or schizophreniform disorders. The interrater reliability of the scales was found to be satisfactory. High levels of conviction about the reality of the sensory stimuli, clarity of content, location of their source of origin and lack of volitional control were found to be the hallmarks of verbal hallucinations. In general, the characteristics studied were not strongly intercorrelated. This finding supports the hypothesis that the concept of auditory hallucinations represents many aspects of patients’ hallucinatory experiences, which are relatively independent of one another.