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The effects of participation in hearing voices groups on components of mental health recovery: an exploratory comparative study

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  • Nicolas Bacchi
  • Thibault Bertoncini
  • Clémentine Raffort
  • Arthur Braun
  • David Masson
  • Renaud Evrard

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BackgroundHearing Voices Groups (HVGs) are a peer support system for people with acoustic-verbal hallucinations. Few empirical studies have assessed their effectiveness. The main objective of this study is to evaluate a wide range of effects of HVGs and to compare them to those of regular therapeutic groups.MethodThis comparative study is based on the responses of 20 French-speaking voice- hearers to an original self-administered questionnaire on the effects of their participation in a HVG in addition to a recovery assessment, the STORI. Our control group is composed of participants in Metacognitive Training programs (MCT, n = 14).ResultsResults show a good homogeneity between the two populations in terms of sociodemographics, diagnosis, care pathways, and stages of recovery. The averages of the total satisfaction scores are very similar (162.15/230 for the HVG and 165.28 for the MCT groups) and indicate a very positive appraisal. Some differences can be observed in the type of benefits derived.DiscussionHVGs can be considered as settings that favour recovery and could have a complementary role, especially for users who would otherwise tend to leave or avoid the conventional field of psychiatric treatment.

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  • Nicolas Bacchi & Thibault Bertoncini & Clémentine Raffort & Arthur Braun & David Masson & Renaud Evrard, 2024. "The effects of participation in hearing voices groups on components of mental health recovery: an exploratory comparative study," Psychosis, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(3), pages 250-260, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpsyxx:v:16:y:2024:i:3:p:250-260
    DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2023.2228873
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