The British Journal of Psychiatry 139: 204-208 (1981)
© 1981 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Reinforcement of vocal correlates of auditory hallucinations by auditory feedback: a case study
P Green and M Preston
Although auditory hallucinations in schizophrenic patients are usually
thought to be private events, several early writers observed vocalizations
concurrent with hallucinations. The content of such vocalizations
corresponded to what the voices were reported to have said. A schizophrenic
patient is described whose whispers were increased to an intelligible level
by the use of auditory feedback. This has implications for the self-control
of hallucinations, and for neurological theories of verbal hallucinations.