Research
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Hallucinations common in adolescence.
From site 6minutes.com By Michael Woodhead. Almost one in ten aussie teens experiences hallucinations at some time but this doesn’t mean they’re more prone to psychosis or other mental illness, researchers say this week. A National survey of more than 1200 adolescents aged 13-17 years old found that 8.4% reported either auditory or visual hallucinations… Read more
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Transcript of Interview from ALL IN THE MIND with Natasha Mitchell
To follow is the transcript of the interview with Rufus May, Sandra Escher, Dick Cortens, when they were in Australia for the Intervoice conference in Perth recently. It can be found on the great “All in the Mind” page, along with other links on the ABC news site. Many people hear voices inside their head… Read more
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STIGMA, how it hinders recovery.
The Stigma around hearing voices, in particular Schizophrenia is severe. the SANE guide to stigma states “Stigma causes harm in lots of ways… It blights the life of people with mental illness, cause stress and unhappiness in the lives of their friends and families too, and damages society as a whole.” It discourages help seeking,… Read more
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