What have we learnt about the phenomenology of voice-hearing?

Simon McCarthy-Jones

What have we learnt about the phenomenology of voice-hearing?

Simon McCarthy-Jones^*

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Abstract

It seems logical that understanding ‘hearing voices’ should begin with listening to voices. Whilst some have turned a deaf ear to what the voices people hear are actually like, considering it irrelevant or even potentially harmful to even ask about, many have listened. This chapter will examine what this accumulated listening tells us, and thereby give an overview of what is formally termed the phenomenology of the voice-hearing experience. This is of importance because in order to be able to develop meaningful and accurate models of the causes of voice-hearing, and to aid the development of psychological interventions for those distressed by their voices, we need to know about the phenomenology of voice-hearing.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Psychological approaches to understanding and treating auditory hallucinations
Subtitle of host publication	from theory to therapy
Editors	Mark Hayward, Clara Strauss, Simon McCarthy-Jones
Place of Publication	London ; New York
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Pages	5-26
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Electronic)	9781317622260, 9781315753829, 9781317622277
ISBN (Print)	9780415640114
Publication status	Published - 2015

Publication series

Name	Explorations in Mental Health series

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What have we learnt about the phenomenology of voice-hearing? / McCarthy-Jones, Simon.
Psychological approaches to understanding and treating auditory hallucinations: from theory to therapy. ed. / Mark Hayward; Clara Strauss; Simon McCarthy-Jones. London ; New York: Taylor & Francis, 2015. p. 5-26 (Explorations in Mental Health series).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review