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Insight-related beliefs and controllability appraisals contribute little to hallucinated voices: a transdiagnostic network analysis study

Pappa, E; Peters, E; Bell, V; (2020) Insight-related beliefs and controllability appraisals contribute little to hallucinated voices: a transdiagnostic network analysis study. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience 10.1007/s00406-020-01166-3. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

Hallucinated voices cause high levels of distress and disability. Current theories suggest that insight-related beliefs, about internal or external origin, perceived source location, and appraisals of controllability are important in mediating the impact of these experiences but previous fndings have been mixed. We report two open code and open data network analytic studies of items in the Psychotic Symptoms Ratings Scale for auditory verbal hallucinations (PSYRATS-AH) in a large sample of patients with hallucinated voices to examine the network structure of items at (1) frst assessment, and (2) diferences over two consecutive assessments during a wait-list period. Networks were generated using least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) and extended Bayesian information criterion (EBIC) with node predictability. In Study 1 (N=386), we report that insight-related items made a negligible contribution to hallucinated voices and the controllability appraisal made at most a modest contribution. Items relating to distress and negative content were the most central and most predicted by the wider network. In Study 2 (N=204), we tested the longitudinal stability of the structure of hallucinated voices over a period of several months, fnding a small change in total hallucination score and global strength but no clear evidence for an alteration in the structural relationship. The insight-related and controllability items remained as least infuential over time. Insight-related beliefs and controllability appraisals may contribute less than previously thought to distressing hallucinated voices although we do not discount that other appraisals may remain important.

Type: Article
Title: Insight-related beliefs and controllability appraisals contribute little to hallucinated voices: a transdiagnostic network analysis study
Location: Germany
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-020-01166-3
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-020-01166-3
Language: English
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Keywords: Psychosis · Network analysis · Predictability · Metacognition · Auditory hallucinations
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Clinical, Edu and Hlth Psychology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10105928
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