From computation to the first-person: auditory-verbal hallucinations and delusions of thought interference in schizophrenia-spectrum psychoses

Humpston, Clara S ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5132-1531, Adams, Rick A, Benrimoh, David, Broome, Matthew R, Corlett, Philip R, Gerrans, Philip, Horga, Guillermo, Parr, Thomas, Pienkos, Elizabeth, Powers, Albert R, Raballo, Andrea, Rosen, Cherise and Linden, David E J 2019. From computation to the first-person: auditory-verbal hallucinations and delusions of thought interference in schizophrenia-spectrum psychoses. Schizophrenia Bulletin 45 (S1) , S56-S66. 10.1093/schbul/sby073

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Abstract

Schizophrenia-spectrum psychoses are highly complex and heterogeneous disorders that necessitate multiple lines of scientific inquiry and levels of explanation. In recent years, both computational and phenomenological approaches to the understanding of mental illness have received much interest, and significant progress has been made in both fields. However, there has been relatively little progress bridging investigations in these seemingly disparate fields. In this conceptual review and collaborative project from the 4th Meeting of the International Consortium on Hallucination Research, we aim to facilitate the beginning of such dialogue between fields and put forward the argument that computational psychiatry and phenomenology can in fact inform each other, rather than being viewed as isolated or even incompatible approaches. We begin with an overview of phenomenological observations on the interrelationships between auditory-verbal hallucinations (AVH) and delusional thoughts in general, before moving on to review several theoretical frameworks and empirical findings in the computational modeling of AVH. We then relate the computational models to the phenomenological accounts, with a special focus on AVH and delusions that involve the senses of agency and ownership of thought (delusions of thought interference). Finally, we offer some tentative directions for future research, emphasizing the importance of a mutual understanding between separate lines of inquiry.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG) Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC) Medicine Psychology
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
ISSN:	0586-7614
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	1 March 2019
Date of Acceptance:	5 May 2018
Last Modified:	05 May 2023 16:25
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/120114

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