title: The characteristic features of auditory verbal hallucinations in clinical and nonclinical groups: state-of-the-art overview and future directions.
abstract: Despite a growing interest in auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) in different clinical and nonclinical groups, the phenomenological characteristics of such experiences have not yet been reviewed and contrasted, limiting our understanding of these phenomena on multiple empirical, theoretical, and clinical levels. We look at some of the most prominent descriptive features of AVHs in schizophrenia (SZ). These are then examined in clinical conditions including substance abuse, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, dementia, late-onset SZ, mood disorders, borderline personality disorder, hearing impairment, and dissociative disorders. The phenomenological changes linked to AVHs in prepsychotic stages are also outlined, together with a review of AVHs in healthy persons. A discussion of key issues and future research directions concludes the review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, FAPSE, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium. flaroi@ulg.ac.be
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Larøi
authors.forename: Iris E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Sommer
authors.forename: Jan Dirk
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Blom
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fernyhough
authors.forename: Dominic H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Ffytche
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hugdahl
authors.forename: Louise C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Johns
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McCarthy-Jones
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Preti
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raballo
authors.forename: Christina W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Slotema
authors.forename: Massoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stephane
authors.forename: Flavie
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Waters
mesh_terms: D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000150:complications; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000150:complications; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications; D062706:Prodromal Symptoms; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications