Marius Romme and Sandra Escher – Public Lecture Monday 5 December 6pm

Research Summary: Voice-Hearing Experience and Recovery

Topic: Clinical psychology and psychiatry—voice-hearing phenomena and patient recovery pathways

Key Research Focuses: Core concepts for accepting voices; emotional response mechanisms; role of traumatic experience; ten-step recovery framework

Primary Study Population: Fifty voice-hearers; comparative analysis of those who become patients versus those who do not

Evidence Grade: Moderate—empirical study findings from established experts in voice-hearing research

Mechanism of Action: Structured dialogue and meaning-making about auditory experiences, with emphasis on trauma processing and emotional regulation

Clinical Significance: Demonstrates importance of teaching voice-hearers systematic communication strategies for recovery and adaptation

Event Details: Public lecture Monday 5 December 2011, 6:00–7:15pm, Durham University; includes lived experience testimony from three voice-hearers

Professor Dr Marius Romme and Dr Sandra Escher
with three voice hearers telling about their voice-hearing experience

Monday 5 December 2011, 6.00 – 7.15pm
Rosemary Cramp Lecture Theatre
Calman Learning Centre, Durham University Science Site

Prof. Dr. Marius Romme and Dr. Sandra Escher are world experts in voice-hearing and are visiting fellows of the Institute of Advanced Study at Durham University. In their second public lecture they will: outline the core concepts in their approach to accepting and making sense of voices; review similarities and differences between voice-hearers who become patients and voice-hearers who do not, concentrating on the emotional response to voices and the role of traumatic experience; present findings from their recent study of fifty voice-hearers; outline the ten steps necessary for recovery; and discuss the importance for voice hearers of learning to talk about their experience in a structured way.

To conclude the evening, Jess Davey, Lindsey Stebbing and Adam Tivenan will each tell their story. Jess, Lindsey and Adam have been participating in the voice-hearing workshops run by Sandra Escher during her time in Durham.

All welcome.

For more details about voice-hearing research at Durham please visit our web site.