Psychotic-like experiences? Trajectories and typologies of hallucinations and delusions from early adolescence to early adulthood in a population-based sample of Irish youth

被引:5
作者
Coughlan, H. [1 ]
Humphries, N. [2 ]
Clarke, M. C. [1 ,3 ]
Healy, C. [1 ]
Cannon, M. [1 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Royal Coll Surgeons Ireland, Dept Psychiat, Dublin, Ireland
[2] Royal Coll Phys Ireland, Res Dept, Dublin, Ireland
[3] Royal Coll Surgeons Ireland, Dept Psychol, Dublin, Ireland
[4] Beaumont Hosp Dublin, Dept Psychiat, Dublin, Ireland
基金
欧洲研究理事会;
关键词
Phenomenology; hallucinations; delusions; youth; qualitative; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY-DISORDER; AUDITORY VERBAL HALLUCINATIONS; HEARING VOICES; MENTAL-HEALTH; YOUNG-PEOPLE; SYMPTOMS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; DIFFICULTIES; METAANALYSIS; PREVALENCE;
D O I
10.1017/ipm.2021.31
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
Objectives: Hallucinations and delusions that occur in the absence of a psychotic disorder are common in children and adolescents. Longitudinal phenomenological studies exploring these experiences are notably lacking. The objective of the current paper was to explore the phenomenology and characteristics of hallucinations and delusions from early adolescence to early adulthood. Methods: Participants were 17 young people aged 18-21 years from the general population, all of whom had a history of childhood hallucinations and/or delusions. Longitudinal data on the phenomenological characteristics and attributions of reported hallucinatory and delusional phenomena spanning nine years were explored using content analysis. Results: Hallucinatory and delusional phenomena were transient for two-thirds of the sample. The remaining one-third reported reoccurring hallucinatory and delusional phenomena into early adulthood. In those, two typologies were identified: (1) Paranormal typology and (2) Pathological typology. The former was characterised by hallucinatory and delusional phenomena that were exclusively grounded in subcultural paranormal or spiritual belief systems and not a source of distress. The latter was characterised by delusion-like beliefs that were enmeshed with individuals' mood states and a source of distress. The perceived source, the subcultural context and how young people appraised and integrated their experiences differentiated the Paranormal and Pathological typologies. Conclusions: Not all hallucinatory and delusion-like experiences are psychotic-like in nature. To reliably differentiate between pathological and non-pathological hallucinations and delusions, assessments need to explore factors including the phenomenology of individuals' experiences, how people make sense and appraise them, and the subcultural contexts within which they are experienced.
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页数:16
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