2022
Measuring Voluntary Control Over Hallucinations: The Yale Control Over Perceptual Experiences (COPE) Scales
Mourgues C, Hammer A, Fisher V, Kafadar E, Quagan B, Bien C, Jaeger H, Thomas R, Sibarium E, Negreira AM, Sarisik E, Polisetty V, Eken H, Imtiaz A, Niles H, Sheldon AD, Powers AR. Measuring Voluntary Control Over Hallucinations: The Yale Control Over Perceptual Experiences (COPE) Scales. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2022, 48: 673-683. PMID: 35089361, PMCID: PMC9077437, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbab144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAuditory verbal hallucinationsPositive clinical outcomesClinical outcomesPilot studyQuality of lifeConvergent validityFrequent auditory verbal hallucinationsExperiences ScaleClinical measuresConventional treatmentNovel interventionsSymptom severitySignificant distressClinical scalesComprehensive batteryPsychosis-spectrum diagnosisVerbal hallucinationsSound psychometric propertiesAVH contentVoluntary controlPsychometric propertiesHallucinationsControl ScaleValidation studyIntervention
2020
Voluntary control of auditory hallucinations: phenomenology to therapeutic implications
Swyer A, Powers AR. Voluntary control of auditory hallucinations: phenomenology to therapeutic implications. Schizophrenia 2020, 6: 19. PMID: 32753641, PMCID: PMC7403299, DOI: 10.1038/s41537-020-0106-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAuditory verbal hallucinationsNeural underpinningsVoice hearersField's current understandingCognitive constructsLittle systematic examinationVerbal hallucinationsConscious controlVoice hearingPsychosocial factorsAuditory hallucinationsVoluntary controlDevelopment of controlHallucinationsUnderpinningsHearerDegree of controlHealth statusSystematic examinationDistressFunctioningPerceptionRecent workRelationshipConstructs