Journal article
Auditory verbal hallucinations and childhood trauma subtypes across the psychosis continuum: a cluster analysis
Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, Vol.27(2-3), pp.150-168
2022
PMID: 33980128
Abstract
Introduction: A strong link between voice-hearing experience and childhood trauma has been established. The aim of this study was to identify whether there were unique clusters of childhood trauma subtypes in a sample across the clinical spectrum of auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) and to examine clinical and phenomenological features across these clusters.
Methods: Combining two independent international datasets (the Netherlands and Australia), childhood trauma subtypes were examined using hierarchical cluster analysis. Clinical and phenomenological characteristics were compared across emerging clusters using MANOVA and chi-squared analyses.
Results: The total sample (n = 413) included 166 clinical individuals with a psychotic disorder and AVH, 122 non-clinical individuals with AVH and 125 non-clinical individuals without AVH. Three clusters emerged: (1) low trauma (n = 299); (2) emotion-focused trauma (n = 71); (3) multi-trauma (n = 43). The three clusters differed significantly on their AVH ratings of amount of negative content, with trend-level effects for loudness, degree of negative content and degree of experienced distress. Furthermore, perceptions of voices being malevolent, benevolent and resistance towards voices differed significantly.
Conclusion: The data revealed different types of childhood trauma had different relationships between clinical and phenomenological features of voice-hearing experiences. Thus, implicating different mechanistic pathways and a need for tailored treatment approaches.
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- Title
- Auditory verbal hallucinations and childhood trauma subtypes across the psychosis continuum: a cluster analysis
- Authors
- M J H Begemann (Author) - University of GroningenIris E Sommer (Author) - University of GroningenRachel M Brand (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - LegacyP P Oomen (Author) - University of GroningenA Jongeneel (Author) - Amsterdam UMC - Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamJ Berkhout (Author) - University of GroningenR E Molenaar (Author) - University of GroningenN N Wielage (Author) - University of GroningenW L Toh (Author) - Swinburne University of TechnologySusan L Rossell (Author) - Swinburne University of TechnologyI H Bell (Author) - The University of Melbourne
- Publication details
- Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, Vol.27(2-3), pp.150-168
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Date published
- 2022
- DOI
- 10.1080/13546805.2021.1925235
- ISSN
- 1464-0619
- PMID
- 33980128
- Copyright note
- © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Thompson Institute; School of Health - Psychology; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99533706702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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