Phenomenological descriptions of degree of control over hallucinations in voice-hearing populations include a large spectrum of abilities. Some may be classed as “indirect control” abilities, which take advantage of the relationships that exist between domains that may be manipulated (like attention and overall sense of wellness and control over one’s life) and the potential for voices to impact the voice hearer negatively. Others may be described as “direct control” abilities, which use various techniques to directly influence voices’ onset and offset. These abilities have been described in several different populations and likely rely on different cognitive abilities and computational and neural architectures. All appear to be amenable to purposeful development. We argue that all of these abilities are likely captured by commonly used clinical rating scales. However, a fuller understanding of overall control’s component parts may be important for development of novel treatment strategies based on their cognitive or neural underpinnings.
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