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Hearing voices is common and can be distressing. Virtual reality might help us meet and ‘treat’ them

by Leila Jameel, Imogen Bell, Neil Thomas and Rachel Brand, The Conversation A screenshot from HekaVR, the software used in the Australian AMETHYST trial. Credit: HekaVR, CC BY-NDHave you ever heard something that others cannot—such as your name being called? Hearing voices or other noises that aren’t there is very common. About 10% of people...

Persistent, distressing psychotic-like experiences associated with impairment in youth
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Persistent, distressing psychotic-like experiences associated with impairment in youth

by  National Institutes of Health Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In a new study, researchers examined the association between distressing and persistent psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) in youth and important risk factors for psychopathology. The researchers found that youth who indicate they have persistent, distressing PLEs show impairment in a variety of areas such as cognition and reported...