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Language therapy for schizophrenic patients with persistent 'voices'

R E Hoffman1, S L Satel

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.

The British Journal of Psychiatry : the Journal of Mental Science
|June 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

Schizophrenia patients experiencing voices may have altered speech planning. A language therapy targeting discourse planning temporarily reduced voice severity in some patients, suggesting a link between speech planning and auditory hallucinations.

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Area of Science:

  • Psycholinguistics
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Auditory hallucinations ('voices') in schizophrenia are often linked to disorganized speech, suggesting impaired discourse planning.
  • However, some patients with voices do not exhibit disorganized speech, presenting a counterexample to this hypothesis.

Observation:

  • These 'counterexample' patients may compensate for discourse planning deficits by simplifying language and using familiar topics.
  • A novel language therapy aimed at improving discourse planning was given to four such patients.

Findings:

  • Three of the four patients experienced significant, though temporary, reductions in the severity of their auditory hallucinations.
  • This suggests that interventions targeting discourse planning may impact the experience of voices.

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Implications:

  • The findings support the hypothesis that altered preconscious discourse planning contributes to auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia.
  • This opens avenues for therapeutic strategies focusing on cognitive and linguistic processes in schizophrenia treatment.