Significance of cognitive intervention for voice hearers.
OBJECTIVE
Studies show that focused intervention attenuates depreciatory hallucinations.


METHODS
A repeated measures design was used in this randomized controlled trial to determine the significance of any sustained abatement in the hallucinations of 65 persons suffering from schizophrenia.


RESULTS
Participants exposed to usual care supplemented with cognitive nursing intervention reported less severe hallucinations 1 year following treatment than did participants exposed to usual care only. They were 13.7 times more likely to maintain a 3-point drop in their hallucination scores.


CONCLUSIONS
It appears that the hallucinations of 1 in every 2.7 persons with schizophrenia will abate significantly with cognitive intervention.
England
Margaret
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University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. drmcengland@yahoo.com
D000328:Adult; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications