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Responding to command hallucinations to harm: the unpleasant voices scale and harm command safety protocol.

Gerlock AA, Buccheri R, Buffum MD, Trygstad L, Dowling GA. Responding to command hallucinations to harm: the unpleasant voices scale and harm command safety protocol. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services. 2010 May 1; 48(5):26-33.

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Abstract:

Command hallucinations are relatively common in voice hearers and are taken seriously because of the potential threat to self and others. Many variables mediate the relationship between hearing commands and acting on them. This article describes the implementation of the Harm Command Safety Protocol and the Unpleasant Voices Scale to respond to command hallucinations to harm in the context of the dissemination of a multisite, evidence-based behavioral management course for patients with auditory hallucinations.




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