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Representation of Voice Hearing Groups by French Mental Health Professionals

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Hearing voices groups (HVGs) are an alternative way of treating acoustic-verbal hallucinations. Although they have been developing in France for the last decade, they have lagged behind their international expansion. The representations that circulate about their functioning and their effects are likely to influence the referral to these groups by mental health professionals. We created and used a questionnaire to survey mental health professionals' representations of voice hearing groups. We surveyed 79 French health professionals using a questionnaire with 19 closed items. 7 additional items allowed us to specify the professional status and familiarity of the participants with the HVGs. Professionals generally shared positive representations of HVGs but had very approximate knowledge of them. The subgroup of the most familiar professionals (N = 45) differed significantly on 7 items from the subgroup of non-familiars (N = 35). HVGs are represented as one medical offer among others, of little clinical use and indicated only for psychotic voice-hearing patients, which seems to be a misunderstanding in every case. However, our study also shows that these opinions evolve with the degree of familiarity with HVGs. Certain representations need to be corrected so that quality information can be circulated about HVGs and improve their integration into their ecosystem.

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Psychologie

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hal-04325237 , version 1 (05-12-2023)

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Evrard Renaud, Braun Arthur, Krebs Typhaine, Raffort Clémentine, Robledo del Canto Juan-Pablo. Representation of Voice Hearing Groups by French Mental Health Professionals. Community Mental Health Journal, 2023, ⟨10.1007/s10597-023-01209-8⟩. ⟨hal-04325237⟩
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