Announcements

Fellowship applications

‘Hearing the voice’ group in Durham is inviting applications from researchers recently based outside the UK for research fellowships . These would suit relatively new postdocs, but there are also some more senior fellowships under the senior scheme.

The advert is here:
http://hearingthevoice.org/2016/11/04/applications-are-now-open-for-the-201
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Please note that the deadline for the junior fellowships is 2 December. Address all enquiries to : benjamin.alderson-day@durham.ac.uk‎

Workshop on Schizotypy Research

Raymond Chan, Alex Cohen and Martin Debbane would like to officially announce Beijing will host the 2nd International Workshop on Schizotypy Research. The event will take place June 19-20 2017. See the website (http://sites01.lsu.edu/faculty/ivac/) for registration and program.

ICHR publications can be found here:

Thomas, N., Rossell, S. L., & Waters, F. (2015). The changing face of hallucination research: the International Consortium on Hallucination Research (ICHR) 2015 meeting report. Schizophrenia bulletin, sbv183.

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Alderson-Day, B., Diederen, K., Fernyhough, C., Ford, J. M., Horga, G., Margulies, D. S., … & van de Ven, V. (2016). Auditory Hallucinations and the Brain’s Resting-State Networks: Findings and Methodological Observations. Schizophrenia Bulletin, sbw078.

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Jardri, R., Hugdahl, K., Hughes, M., Brunelin, J., Waters, F., Alderson-Day, B., … & Debbané, M. (2016). Are Hallucinations Due to an Imbalance Between Excitatory and Inhibitory Influences on the Brain?. Schizophrenia bulletin, sbw075.

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Waters, F., Blom, J. D., Dang-Vu, T. T., Cheyne, A. J., Alderson-Day, B., Woodruff, P., & Collerton, D. (2016). What is the Link Between Hallucinations, Dreams, and Hypnagogic–Hypnopompic Experiences?. Schizophrenia Bulletin, sbw076.

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Special Supplement with reports from 11 working groups:

http://schizophreniabulletin.oxfordjournals.org/content/40/Suppl_4/S195.full

It contains:

Thomas N et al (2014) Psychological therapies for auditory hallucinations (voices): current status and key directions for future research. Schizophr Bull. 40 (Suppl 4): S195-S197.

Larøi F et al (2014) Culture and hallucinations: overview and future directions. Schizophr Bull. 40 (Suppl 4): S195-S197

Jardri R, et al (2014) From phenomenology to a neurophysiological understanding of hallucinations in children and adolescents. Schizophr Bull.; 40 (Suppl 4): S195-S197.

Waters F, et al (2014) Visual hallucinations in the psychosis-spectrum, and comparative information from neurodegenerative disorders and eye disease. Schizophr Bull. 40 (Suppl 4): S195-S197.

Woods A, et al (2014) Interdisciplinary approaches to the phenomenology of auditory verbal hallucinations. Schizophr Bull. 40 (Suppl 4): S195-S197..

Johns L, et al (2014) Auditory verbal hallucinations in persons without need for care. Schizophr Bull. 40 (Suppl 4): S195-S197..

Woodward T, et al (2014) Symptom dimensions of the Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales (PSYRATS) in psychosis: a multi-site study. Schizophr Bull. 40 (Suppl 4): S195-S197.

McCarthy-Jones S, et al (2014) Better than mermaids and stray dogs? Subtyping auditory verbal hallucinations and its implications for research and practice. Schizophr Bull. 40 (Suppl 4): S195-S197.

Corstens D et al (2014) . Emerging perspectives from the Hearing Voices Movement: implications for research and practice. Schizophr Bull. 40 (Suppl 4): S195-S197..

Ford J, et al (2014) Studying hallucinations within the NIMH RDoC Framework. Schizophr Bull. 2014; 40 (Suppl 4): S195-S197.

ffytche D & Wible C (2014) From tones in tinnitus to sensed social interaction in schizophrenia: how understanding cortical organization can inform the study of hallucinations and psychosis. Schizophr Bull. 40 (Suppl 4): S195-S197.

Works and projects which may be of interest

Perth Voices Clinic, operated from Murdoch University and affiliated with The University of Western Australia. For more informatin, see (www.perthvoicesclinic.com.au) or contact Georgie (georgiepaulik@perthvoicesclinic.com.au)

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Hearing the Voice is a multidisciplinary project being undertaken at Durham University in the UK.

The project aims to help us better understand the phenomenon of hearing a voice no one else can hear, its cognitive-neuroscientific mechanisms, its social, cultural and historical significance, and its therapeutic management.

Blogs on hallucinations : Dr McCarthy-Jones publishes a ‘monthly’ blog (“This month in voices”), which summarises the new peer-reviewed research on auditory verbal hallucinations published each month. It can be found at: http://thismonthinvoices.wordpress.com

New Books

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In this book, Dr Subbiah introduces us to Susie who speaks to four children who hear voices. With Suse’s help, the children discover that they are not the only one who hear voices, and go on to speak about their personal choices and how to achieve their goals.

Psychothérapies des hallucinations

Psychothérapies des hallucinations (2016)

R. Jardri, J. Favrod, F. Laroi

The Voices Within (2016)

Charles Fernyhough

Profile Books/Wellcome Collection

The Multisensory Hallucination Scale for Children (MHASC) You can follow Lulu, mascot of the App., in his adventures on twitter (https://twitter.com/MHASC1) or facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MHASC).

Books on hallucinations and other unusual experiences.

The Assessment of Psychosis: A Clinical Textbook and Rating Scales (2015)