Interpersonal Trauma, Shame and Hearing voices
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Understanding the Impact of Traumatic Experiences Throughout the Lifespan and Feelings of External Shame on the Experience of Hearing Voices.
IRAS ID
334076
Contact name
Amy Lewins
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Research and Development Department, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
n/a, n/a
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 7 months, 30 days
Research summary
The experience of hearing voices which others can not is common in both people with mental health difficulties, as well as in the general population. For some, this experience can be distressing and frightening. We are hoping to understand a little more about experiences that may be associated with people developing voice-hearing and what factors influence the types of voices people hear, for example whether they hear a kind, compassionate voice or an authoritative, scary voice.
We are hoping that people who have experienced hearing a voice, or multiple voices, will answer some online questionnaires about themselves and their personal experience of hearing voices. We hope that by getting a better understanding of the experience of hearing voices, we can suggest some changes that mental health services can make to the support they provide for people who are distressed by voices they hear.
Participants will be asked to answer a series of online questionnaires about their experience of hearing voices, including what the voice(s) sound like, or used to sound like, and what they say or said. Participants will be asked about their current mental health and wellbeing, and past life experiences, including some questions about difficult past experiences. The questionnaires are likely to take no more than 5-10 minutes to complete.
REC name
South East Scotland REC 01
REC reference
24/SS/0048
Date of REC Opinion
17 Jun 2024
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion