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Waters, Flavie and Dragovic, Milan 2018. Hallucinations as a presenting complaint in emergency departments: Prevalence, diagnosis, and costs. Psychiatry Research, Vol. 261, p. 220.
Pignon, Baptiste Geoffroy, Pierre A. Gharib, Axelle Thomas, Pierre Moutot, Dan Brabant, William Weens, Brigitte Dupond, Marie-Pierre Caron, Annick Falissard, Bruno Medjkane, François and Jardri, Renaud 2018. Very early hallucinatory experiences: a school-based study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Vol. 59, Issue. 1, p. 68.
Bhavsar, V. Jauhar, S. Murray, R. M. Hotopf, M. Hatch, S. L. McNeill, A. Boydell, J. and MacCabe, J. H. 2018. Tobacco smoking is associated with psychotic experiences in the general population of South London. Psychological Medicine, Vol. 48, Issue. 01, p. 123.
Gómez, Jennifer M. 2017. Does Gender Matter? An Exploratory Study of Cultural Betrayal Trauma and Hallucinations in Latino Undergraduates at a Predominantly White University. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, p. 088626051774694.
Varese, Filippo Mansell, Warren and Tai, Sara J. 2017. What is distressing about auditory verbal hallucinations? The contribution of goal interference and goal facilitation. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, Vol. 90, Issue. 4, p. 720.
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Alganami, Fatimah Varese, Filippo Wagstaff, Graham F. and Bentall, Richard P. 2017. Suggestibility and signal detection performance in hallucination-prone students. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, Vol. 22, Issue. 2, p. 159.
Bhavsar, V. Boydell, J. McGuire, P. Harris, V. Hotopf, M. Hatch, S. L. MacCabe, J. H. and Morgan, C. 2017. Childhood abuse and psychotic experiences – evidence for mediation by adulthood adverse life events. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, p. 1.
van Schalkwyk, Gerrit I. Volkmar, Fred R. and Corlett, Philip R. 2017. A Predictive Coding Account of Psychotic Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol. 47, Issue. 5, p. 1323.
Fonseca-Pedrero, Eduardo Cohen, Alex Ortuño-Sierra, Javier de Álbeniz, Alicia Pérez and Muñiz, José 2017. Dimensional Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire – Brief Revised (SPQ-BR) Scores Across American and Spanish Samples. Journal of Personality Disorders, Vol. 31, Issue. 4, p. 522.
Vilhauer, Ruvanee P 2017. Stigma and need for care in individuals who hear voices. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Vol. 63, Issue. 1, p. 5.
Loch, Alexandre Andrade Chianca, Camille Alves, Tania Maria Freitas, Elder Lanzani Hortêncio, Lucas Andrade, Julio Cesar van de Bilt, Martinus Theodorus Fontoni, Marcos Roberto Serpa, Mauricio H. Gattaz, Wagner Farid and Rössler, Wulf 2017. Poverty, low education, and the expression of psychotic-like experiences in the general population of São Paulo, Brazil. Psychiatry Research, Vol. 253, p. 182.
Rhodes, J.E. Parrett, N.S. and Mason, O.J. 2016. A qualitative study of refugees with psychotic symptoms. Psychosis, Vol. 8, Issue. 1, p. 1.
Powers, Albert R. Kelley, Megan and Corlett, Philip R. 2016. Hallucinations as Top-Down Effects on Perception. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, Vol. 1, Issue. 5, p. 393.
van Os, Jim and Reininghaus, Uli 2016. Psychosis as a transdiagnostic and extended phenotype in the general population. World Psychiatry, Vol. 15, Issue. 2, p. 118.
O'Connor, Karen Nelson, Barnaby Lin, Ashleigh Wood, Stephen J. Yung, Alison and Thompson, Andrew 2016. Are UHR patients who present with hallucinations alone at lower risk of transition to psychosis?. Psychiatry Research, Vol. 235, p. 177.
Kingston, Deborah Moghaddam, Nima G. and Dawson, David L. 2016. How do differential explanations of voice-hearing influence attributions and behavioral intentions towards voice-hearers?. Psychiatry Research, Vol. 237, p. 208.
Lim, Anastasia Hoek, Hans W. Deen, Mathijs L. Blom, Jan Dirk Bruggeman, Richard Cahn, Wiepke de Haan, Lieuwe Kahn, René S. Meijer, Carin J. Myin-Germeys, Inez van Os, Jim and Wiersma, Durk 2016. Prevalence and classification of hallucinations in multiple sensory modalities in schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Schizophrenia Research, Vol. 176, Issue. 2-3, p. 493.
Gregory, Daniel 2016. Inner Speech, Imagined Speech, and Auditory Verbal Hallucinations. Review of Philosophy and Psychology, Vol. 7, Issue. 3, p. 653.
Fonseca-Pedrero, E. Ortuño-Sierra, J. Sierro, G. Daniel, C. Cella, M. Preti, A. Mohr, C. and Mason, O.J. 2015. The measurement invariance of schizotypy in Europe. European Psychiatry, Vol. 30, Issue. 7, p. 837.
Hallucinations typically are associated with severe psychiatric illness but also are reported by individuals with no psychiatric history.
To examine the prevalence of hallucinations in White and ethnic minority samples using data from the Fourth National Survey of Ethnic Minorities.
Interviews of 5196 ethnic minority and 2867 White respondents were carried out. The respondents were screened for mental health problems and the Psychosis Screening Questionnaire asked about hallucinations. Those who screened positive underwent a validation interview using the Present State Examination.
Four per cent of the White sample endorsed a hallucination question. Hallucinations were 2.5-fold higher in the Caribbean sample and half as common in the South Asian sample. Of those who reported hallucinatory experiences, only 25% met the criteria for psychosis.
The results provide an estimate of the annual prevalence of hallucinations in the general population. The variation across ethnic groups suggests cultural differences in these experiences. Hallucinations are not invariably associated with psychosis.
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Waters, Flavie and Dragovic, Milan 2018. Hallucinations as a presenting complaint in emergency departments: Prevalence, diagnosis, and costs. Psychiatry Research, Vol. 261, p. 220.
Pignon, Baptiste Geoffroy, Pierre A. Gharib, Axelle Thomas, Pierre Moutot, Dan Brabant, William Weens, Brigitte Dupond, Marie-Pierre Caron, Annick Falissard, Bruno Medjkane, François and Jardri, Renaud 2018. Very early hallucinatory experiences: a school-based study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Vol. 59, Issue. 1, p. 68.
Bhavsar, V. Jauhar, S. Murray, R. M. Hotopf, M. Hatch, S. L. McNeill, A. Boydell, J. and MacCabe, J. H. 2018. Tobacco smoking is associated with psychotic experiences in the general population of South London. Psychological Medicine, Vol. 48, Issue. 01, p. 123.
Gómez, Jennifer M. 2017. Does Gender Matter? An Exploratory Study of Cultural Betrayal Trauma and Hallucinations in Latino Undergraduates at a Predominantly White University. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, p. 088626051774694.
Varese, Filippo Mansell, Warren and Tai, Sara J. 2017. What is distressing about auditory verbal hallucinations? The contribution of goal interference and goal facilitation. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, Vol. 90, Issue. 4, p. 720.
Thom, Presenters: Robyn P. Hall, William Maneta, Eleni Luber, Discussants: Maxwell J. and Coffey, Barbara J. 2017. Treatment of Hallucinations in the Context of Anxiety: When Less Is More. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, Vol. 27, Issue. 4, p. 389.
Alganami, Fatimah Varese, Filippo Wagstaff, Graham F. and Bentall, Richard P. 2017. Suggestibility and signal detection performance in hallucination-prone students. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, Vol. 22, Issue. 2, p. 159.
Bhavsar, V. Boydell, J. McGuire, P. Harris, V. Hotopf, M. Hatch, S. L. MacCabe, J. H. and Morgan, C. 2017. Childhood abuse and psychotic experiences – evidence for mediation by adulthood adverse life events. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, p. 1.
van Schalkwyk, Gerrit I. Volkmar, Fred R. and Corlett, Philip R. 2017. A Predictive Coding Account of Psychotic Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol. 47, Issue. 5, p. 1323.
Fonseca-Pedrero, Eduardo Cohen, Alex Ortuño-Sierra, Javier de Álbeniz, Alicia Pérez and Muñiz, José 2017. Dimensional Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire – Brief Revised (SPQ-BR) Scores Across American and Spanish Samples. Journal of Personality Disorders, Vol. 31, Issue. 4, p. 522.
Vilhauer, Ruvanee P 2017. Stigma and need for care in individuals who hear voices. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Vol. 63, Issue. 1, p. 5.
Loch, Alexandre Andrade Chianca, Camille Alves, Tania Maria Freitas, Elder Lanzani Hortêncio, Lucas Andrade, Julio Cesar van de Bilt, Martinus Theodorus Fontoni, Marcos Roberto Serpa, Mauricio H. Gattaz, Wagner Farid and Rössler, Wulf 2017. Poverty, low education, and the expression of psychotic-like experiences in the general population of São Paulo, Brazil. Psychiatry Research, Vol. 253, p. 182.
Rhodes, J.E. Parrett, N.S. and Mason, O.J. 2016. A qualitative study of refugees with psychotic symptoms. Psychosis, Vol. 8, Issue. 1, p. 1.
Powers, Albert R. Kelley, Megan and Corlett, Philip R. 2016. Hallucinations as Top-Down Effects on Perception. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, Vol. 1, Issue. 5, p. 393.
van Os, Jim and Reininghaus, Uli 2016. Psychosis as a transdiagnostic and extended phenotype in the general population. World Psychiatry, Vol. 15, Issue. 2, p. 118.
O'Connor, Karen Nelson, Barnaby Lin, Ashleigh Wood, Stephen J. Yung, Alison and Thompson, Andrew 2016. Are UHR patients who present with hallucinations alone at lower risk of transition to psychosis?. Psychiatry Research, Vol. 235, p. 177.
Kingston, Deborah Moghaddam, Nima G. and Dawson, David L. 2016. How do differential explanations of voice-hearing influence attributions and behavioral intentions towards voice-hearers?. Psychiatry Research, Vol. 237, p. 208.
Lim, Anastasia Hoek, Hans W. Deen, Mathijs L. Blom, Jan Dirk Bruggeman, Richard Cahn, Wiepke de Haan, Lieuwe Kahn, René S. Meijer, Carin J. Myin-Germeys, Inez van Os, Jim and Wiersma, Durk 2016. Prevalence and classification of hallucinations in multiple sensory modalities in schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Schizophrenia Research, Vol. 176, Issue. 2-3, p. 493.
Gregory, Daniel 2016. Inner Speech, Imagined Speech, and Auditory Verbal Hallucinations. Review of Philosophy and Psychology, Vol. 7, Issue. 3, p. 653.
Fonseca-Pedrero, E. Ortuño-Sierra, J. Sierro, G. Daniel, C. Cella, M. Preti, A. Mohr, C. and Mason, O.J. 2015. The measurement invariance of schizotypy in Europe. European Psychiatry, Vol. 30, Issue. 7, p. 837.
Occurrence of hallucinatory experiences in a community sample and ethnic variations
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