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The speaker behind the voice: Therapeutic practice from the perspective of pragmatic theory

Deamer, Felicity; Wilkinson, Sam

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Sam Wilkinson



Abstract

Many attempts at understanding auditory verbal hallucinations have tried to explain why there is an auditory experience in the absence of an appropriate stimulus. We suggest that many instance of voice-hearing should be approached differently. More specifically, they could be viewed primarily as hallucinated acts of communication, rather than hallucinated sounds. We suggest that this change of perspective is reflected in, and helps to explain, the successes of two recent therapeutic techniques. These two techniques are: Relating Therapy for Voices and Avatar Therapy.

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 1, 2015
Online Publication Date Jun 11, 2015
Publication Date Jun 11, 2015
Deposit Date Sep 21, 2021
Publicly Available Date Sep 22, 2021
Journal Frontiers in Psychology
Electronic ISSN 1664-1078
Publisher Frontiers Media
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 6
Article Number 817
DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00817
Keywords General Psychology
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7816092

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