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TY - JOUR
T1 - Positive aspects of voice-hearing
T2 - a qualitative metasynthesis
AU - Valavanis, Sophie
AU - Thompson, Charlotte
AU - Murray, Craig D.
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Mental Health, Religion and Culture on 3/6/2019, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13674676.2019.1601171
PY - 2019/6/30
Y1 - 2019/6/30
N2 - Voice-hearing occurs in clinical and non-clinical samples, and the role of spiritual and cultural frameworks of understanding for percipients has received increased attention. This review aimed to identify and synthesise the existing qualitative literature relating to positive aspects of voice-hearing experiences, and to make recommendations based on these findings for clinical practice and future research. Qualitative papers that included positive aspects of voice-hearing were identified by undertaking a systematic search of six electronic databases, resulting in 22 papers. The quality of each paper was assessed and the meta-ethnographic approach was used to extract and synthesise the data. Six themes were identified relating to voices providing safety and protection, guidance, creating psychological and emotional well-being, providing companionship, facilitating personal growth and development, and connecting hearers to religious or spiritual belief systems. The findings suggest positive aspects of voice-hearing that may have clinical and research implications.
AB - Voice-hearing occurs in clinical and non-clinical samples, and the role of spiritual and cultural frameworks of understanding for percipients has received increased attention. This review aimed to identify and synthesise the existing qualitative literature relating to positive aspects of voice-hearing experiences, and to make recommendations based on these findings for clinical practice and future research. Qualitative papers that included positive aspects of voice-hearing were identified by undertaking a systematic search of six electronic databases, resulting in 22 papers. The quality of each paper was assessed and the meta-ethnographic approach was used to extract and synthesise the data. Six themes were identified relating to voices providing safety and protection, guidance, creating psychological and emotional well-being, providing companionship, facilitating personal growth and development, and connecting hearers to religious or spiritual belief systems. The findings suggest positive aspects of voice-hearing that may have clinical and research implications.
KW - Hearing-voices
KW - positive
KW - qualitative
KW - spiritual
KW - voice-hearing
KW - wellbeing
KW - article
KW - hearing
KW - human
KW - systematic review
KW - voice
U2 - 10.1080/13674676.2019.1601171
DO - 10.1080/13674676.2019.1601171
M3 - Journal article
VL - 22
SP - 208
EP - 225
JO - Mental Health, Religion and Culture
JF - Mental Health, Religion and Culture
SN - 1367-4676
IS - 2
ER -