AVATAR Therapy for Distressing Voices: A Comprehensive Account of Therapeutic Targets

AVATAR therapy represents an effective new way of working with distressing voices based on face-to-face dialogue between the person and a digital representation (avatar) of their persecutory voice. To date, there has been no complete account of AVATAR therapy delivery. This article presents, for the...

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Autores principales: Ward, Thomas, Rus-Calafell, Mar, Ramadhan, Zeyana, Soumelidou, Olga, Fornells-Ambrojo, Miriam, Garety, Philippa, Craig, Tom K J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
Materias:
Schizophrenia In Translation—Feature Editor: Svein Friis
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7505185/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32372082
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbaa061
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Sumario:AVATAR therapy represents an effective new way of working with distressing voices based on face-to-face dialogue between the person and a digital representation (avatar) of their persecutory voice. To date, there has been no complete account of AVATAR therapy delivery. This article presents, for the first time, the full range of therapeutic targets along with information on acceptability and potential side effects. Interest in the approach is growing rapidly and this report acts as a necessary touchstone for future development.

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