The Impact of AVATAR Therapy on Voice Hearing in Everyday Life: ESM Outcomes of the AVATAR2 Trial
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This paper reports experience sampling method outcomes from the AVATAR2 randomized controlled trial, comparing brief and extended forms of AVATAR therapy against treatment as usual for voice hearers. The study examines changes in momentary distress, anxiety, and appraisals of voice power and control at 16 and 28 weeks. Results indicate that the extended protocol reduced momentary distress and appraisals of control, while both protocols reduced appraisals of voice power when voices were not present but on the mind.
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- Clementine Edwards (King's College London), Robin Smith (King's College London), Ginette Lafit (Individual Differences), Thomas Ward (King's College London), Richard Emsley (King's College London), Mar Rus‐Calafell (King's College London), Inez Myin‐Germeys (KU Leuven), Emmanuelle Peters (King's College London), Sandra Bucci (Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust), Thomas K Craig (King's College London), Gillian Haddock (Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust), Hannah Ball (Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust), Miriam Fornells‐Ambrojo (North East London NHS Foundation Trust), Amy Hardy (King's College London), Hamish J. McLeod (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde), Andrew Gumley (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde), Jeffrey J. McDonnell (North East London NHS Foundation Trust), Alice Montague (South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust), Moya Clancy (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde), Mark Huckvale (University College London), Philippa Garety (King's College London)
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- 2025-05-29
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- 10.1093/schbul/sbaf100
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@article{allodium:9c88efec374944be,
title = {The Impact of AVATAR Therapy on Voice Hearing in Everyday Life: ESM Outcomes of the AVATAR2 Trial},
author = {Clementine Edwards and Robin Smith and Ginette Lafit and Thomas Ward and Richard Emsley and Mar Rus‐Calafell and Inez Myin‐Germeys and Emmanuelle Peters and Sandra Bucci and Thomas K Craig and Gillian Haddock and Hannah Ball and Miriam Fornells‐Ambrojo and Amy Hardy and Hamish J. McLeod and Andrew Gumley and Jeffrey J. McDonnell and Alice Montague and Moya Clancy and Mark Huckvale and Philippa Garety},
year = {2025},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.1093/schbul/sbaf100},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbaf100}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - The Impact of AVATAR Therapy on Voice Hearing in Everyday Life: ESM Outcomes of the AVATAR2 Trial AU - Edwards, Clementine AU - Smith, Robin AU - Lafit, Ginette AU - Ward, Thomas AU - Emsley, Richard AU - Rus‐Calafell, Mar AU - Myin‐Germeys, Inez AU - Peters, Emmanuelle AU - Bucci, Sandra AU - Craig, Thomas K AU - Haddock, Gillian AU - Ball, Hannah AU - Fornells‐Ambrojo, Miriam AU - Hardy, Amy AU - McLeod, Hamish J. AU - Gumley, Andrew AU - McDonnell, Jeffrey J. AU - Montague, Alice AU - Clancy, Moya AU - Huckvale, Mark AU - Garety, Philippa PY - 2025 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.1093/schbul/sbaf100 UR - https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbaf100 ER -
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Edwards, C., Smith, R., Lafit, G., Ward, T., Emsley, R., Rus‐Calafell, M., Myin‐Germeys, I., Peters, E., Bucci, S., Craig, T. K., Haddock, G., Ball, H., Fornells‐Ambrojo, M., Hardy, A., McLeod, H. J., Gumley, A., McDonnell, J. J., Montague, A., Clancy, M., Huckvale, M., & Garety, P. (2025). The Impact of AVATAR Therapy on Voice Hearing in Everyday Life: ESM Outcomes of the AVATAR2 Trial. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbaf100
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