MADRID — Building on a growing body of evidence, new research has reinforced the potential of avatar-based therapy to ease auditory hallucinations — one of the most persistent and distressing symptoms ...

A novel digital treatment designed to reduce the frequency of auditory hallucinations and associated distress in patients with psychosis has been shown to be safe and effective, results from the ...

Interventions for auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia should be coordinated with patients to fit their needs. Auditory hallucinations, or “hearing voices,” is one of the most prevalent symptoms ...

“You cant treat what you dont understand,” asserted University of New South Wales, Australia, psychology professor Tom Whitford in an interview with STAT. It is particularly relevant as researchers ...

For patients with schizophrenia, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) was effective and safe in treating auditory verbal hallucinations, according to a randomized sham-controlled trial.

DEAR DR. ROACH: Years ago, I went to a doctor for sinus problems. He needed to put a drainage hole in my ear. For a while, everything was fine. But now I hear people talking to me. They say they are ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...