Hearing voices: Explanations and implications.

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Use of media technology to enhance the learning of student nurses in regards to auditory hallucinations

“…; Ritsher et al . ). It is essential that nurses understand people living with auditory hallucinations manage them effectively without treatment.…”

“…These voices can be due to differences in ethnicity, conditions other than mental illness, and context. Other causal possibilities are psychoactive substance use, medication side-effects, brain lesions, spiritual experiences, and cultural differences (Beavan et al 2011;Ritsher et al 2004). It is essential that nurses understand people living with auditory hallucinations manage them effectively without treatment.…”

Discharge Practices in a Time-Unlimited Intervention: The Perspectives of Practitioners in Assertive Community Treatment

“…Different psychiatric disorders (along with various co-morbid conditions), as well as variation in the strength and availability of social support and access to resources demand individualized discharge planning to meet clients' needs. The provision of individualized care has been considered helpful for motivating people with co-occurring severe mental illness and substance use disorders to receive services for preventing relapse (Drake et al 2004(Drake et al , 2005, coping with auditory hallucinations (Ritsher et al 2004), and facilitating employment (Henry and Lucca 2004). Similarly, one would expect, discharge ought to follow the principles of individualized care.…”

Entendre des voix : nouvelles voies ouvrant sur la pratique et la recherche

“…Au contraire, ce qui nuit au rétablissement des personnes est le choix limité au regard des traitements disponibles et accessibles, leur manque d'engagement dans la planification des services, le contrôle professionnel et familial, le stigmate et la discrimination 5 . Dans le cas des HA, notons l'importance d'une évaluation rigoureuse du phéno-mène qui aurait une triple fonction, c'est-à-dire de valider l'expérience des personnes entendant des voix, de bien identifier si les voix ont un potentiel de dangerosité pour la personne ou pour les autres, et enfin de permettre une intervention individualisée (Boyd Ritsher et al, 2004). Selon ces auteurs, il existe actuellement une vaste littérature montrant l'efficacité des stratégies actives de gestion du stress (coping) pour composer avec les voix.…”