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Believability of hallucinations as a potential mediator of their frequency and associated distress in psychotic inpatients
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| Title: | Believability of hallucinations as a potential mediator of their frequency and associated distress in psychotic inpatients |
| Authors: | Gaudiano, Brandon A.
Herbert, James D. |
| Keywords: | Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Schizophrenia
Psychosis
Statistical Mediation
Clinical
Trial Mindfulness
Acceptance
Hallucinations |
| Issue Date: | 2006 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Citation: | Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 34(4): pp. 497-502. |
| Abstract: | The aim of the current study was to examine how belief in the validity of hallucinations
relates to the association between hallucination frequency and associated distress. In
a sample of inpatients with psychotic symptoms, results demonstrated that hallucination believability
predicted later distress after controlling for symptom frequency. In addition, results
were consistent with the hypothesis that hallucination believability mediated the frequencydistress
link. Recent randomized controlled trials have supported the efficacy of cognitive
behavior therapy for schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders. Further evidence suggests
that cognitive behavioral approaches that incorporate mindfulness and acceptance-based
strategies may be effective in reducing the believability of positive symptoms. Future trials
incorporating longitudinal designs and more detailed assessments of these variables are needed. |
| URI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1352465806003080
http://hdl.handle.net/1860/2597 |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty Research and Publications (Psychology)
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