L Hoekema

Five year follow-up of non-psychotic adults with frequent auditory verbal hallucinations: are they still healthy?

Psychological Medicine July 2016 Kirstin Daalman, Kelly Diederen, L Hoekema et al.

Previously, we described 103 adults (mean age 41 years) who experienced frequent, auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH), in the absence of a need for mental healthcare. Importantly, these adults were largely past the peak incidence age for psychosis (15-35 years). It is unclear if these older individuals with AVH are still at increased risk for psychosis or other psychopathology. To address this...