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Making sense of the voices
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International Journal of Nursing Studies
|August 29, 2001
Summary
Nurses can empower individuals experiencing auditory hallucinations by partnering with them and using explanatory models. This approach helps people gain control over hearing voices, complementing medication.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatric Nursing
- Mental Health Care
- Auditory Hallucinations
Background:
- Hearing voices is a common experience for individuals in mental health care.
- Nurses face challenges in providing empowering care for voice hearers.
- Effective nursing care requires partnership and explanatory models of hallucinations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore nursing interventions for individuals who hear voices.
- To utilize Slade's explanatory model to frame interventions.
- To assist voice hearers in gaining control over their experiences.
Main Methods:
- The paper reviews Slade's (1976) explanatory model of hallucinations.
- It explores principles and practical ideas for nursing interventions.
- Focuses on empowering individuals alongside pharmacological treatments.
Main Results:
- Partnership with voice hearers is crucial for effective nursing care.
- Explanatory models can guide interventions to help individuals cope with voices.
- Nurses can facilitate greater control over the experience of hearing voices.
Conclusions:
- Nursing interventions informed by explanatory models can empower voice hearers.
- Collaborative approaches enhance the helping potential in mental health care.
- Strategies exist to help individuals manage and make sense of auditory hallucinations.