Nastaran Doroud

Hearing voices and the quest for autonomy: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice December 7, 2025 Sepinood Noroozi, Nastaran Doroud, Eleanor Longden et al.

Hearing voices is often experienced as being controlling, powerful, threatening or critical. This study aimed to examine the lived experiences of autonomy among people who hear voices. Employing a qualitative design, this study sought to examine the personal narratives and meaning-making processes of voice hearers and gain deeper insights into the nuanced ways autonomy is experienced,...