ABSTRACT

Background

Hearing 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.

Method

This 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).

Results

Results 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.

Discussion

HVGs 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.

中文翻译：

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参与聆听声音小组对心理健康恢复组成部分的影响：一项探索性比较研究

摘要

背景

幻听小组 (HVG) 是为患有听觉幻觉的人提供的同伴支持系统。很少有实证研究评估其有效性。本研究的主要目的是评估 HVG 的广泛作用，并将其与常规治疗组进行比较。

方法

这项比较研究基于 20 名法语语音听者对一份原始自填问卷的答复，该问卷调查除了恢复评估 STORI 之外，还调查了他们参与 HVG 的效果。我们的对照组由元认知培训计划的参与者组成（MCT，n  = 14）。

结果

结果显示，两个人群在社会人口统计学、诊断、护理途径和恢复阶段方面具有良好的同质性。总满意度得分的平均值非常相似（HVG 组为 162.15/230，MCT 组为 165.28），表明评价非常积极。在所获得的利益类型上可以观察到一些差异。

讨论

HVG 可以被视为有利于康复的环境，并且可以发挥补充作用，特别是对于那些倾向于离开或避免传统精神治疗领域的用户。