The everyday experience of auditory hallucinations in social contexts
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The experience and management of auditory hallucinations during daily situations, social contexts and interactions
IRAS ID
325867
Contact name
Joanna Farr
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Birkbeck University of London
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
N/A, N/A
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 10 months, 4 days
Research summary
Research on auditory hallucinations indicates the potential role of social contexts in their formation and maintenance. However, there is a limited understanding of how they are experienced during day-to-day social situations or interrelate with social contexts over time. No work has examined how auditory hallucinations fluctuate in intensity on a day-to-day basis or how individuals manage these experiences in social contexts. This research will examine how auditory hallucinations are experienced and managed during people’s everyday lives, including daily situations, social contexts, and relationships.
Participants will be invited to conduct daily mobile phone diaries for two weeks. They will be asked to describe their daily experience of hearing and managing voices in social situations. Afterwards, participants will be interviewed about the particular experiences highlighted in their diaries. The research will focus on people who have had regular experiences of voice-hearing for more than six months and have a diagnosis of simple schizophrenia, paranoid schizophrenia, schizoaffective, and depression with psychotic features.
REC name
London - Camberwell St Giles Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
25/LO/0323
Date of REC Opinion
22 May 2025
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion