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Stop, look, listen: The need for philosophical phenomenological perspectives on auditory verbal hallucinations

McCarthy-Jones, S.; Krueger, J.; Larøi, F.; Broome, M.; Fernyhough, C.

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Authors

S. McCarthy-Jones

J. Krueger

F. Larøi

M. Broome



Abstract

One of the leading cognitive models of auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) proposes such experiences result from a disturbance in the process by which inner speech is attributed to the self. Research in this area has, however, proceeded in the absence of thorough cognitive and phenomenological investigations of the nature of inner speech, against which AVHs are implicitly or explicitly defined. In this paper we begin by introducing philosophical phenomenology and highlighting its relevance to AVHs, before briefly examining the evolving literature on the relation between inner experiences and AVHs. We then argue for the need for philosophical phenomenology (Phenomenology) and the traditional empirical methods of psychology for studying inner experience (phenomenology) to mutually inform each other to provide a richer and more nuanced picture of both inner experience and AVHs than either could on its own. A critical examination is undertaken of the leading model of AVHs derived from phenomenological philosophy, the ipseity disturbance model. From this we suggest issues that future work in this vein will need to consider, and examine how interdisciplinary methodologies may contribute to advances in our understanding of AVHs. Detailed suggestions are made for the direction and methodology of future work into AVHs, which we suggest should be undertaken in a context where phenomenology and physiology are both necessary, but neither sufficient.

Citation

McCarthy-Jones, S., Krueger, J., Larøi, F., Broome, M., & Fernyhough, C. (2013). Stop, look, listen: The need for philosophical phenomenological perspectives on auditory verbal hallucinations. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7, https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00127

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 23, 2013
Publication Date Apr 9, 2013
Deposit Date Jun 4, 2014
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Publisher Frontiers Media
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 7
DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00127
Keywords Hallucination, Phenomenology, Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Interdisciplinary.

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© 2013 McCarthy-Jones, Krueger, Larøi, Broome and Fernyhough. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in other forums, provided the original authors and source are credited and subject to any copyright notices concerning any third-party graphics etc.





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