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In their study, Mawson and colleagues (2011) observed an improvement in
social relationships helping with communication with the voices. Hayward
and colleagues (2013) and McCarthyJones and Davidson (2013) indicated
that there is adequate overlap in the relationships between the voice hearer
and the voice and others. Therapeutic strategies that aim to restore social
relationships are applicable in the voice and self relationship as well. Further¬
more, the recovery from voice hearing includes a process. Relationships with
others like friendship and love, along with relationships with colleagues, fam¬
ily members or friends that were discarded because of the voice hearing can
or will be restored. A more assertive approach to do so facilitates joining the
voice hearing group and work in group sessions.
The destigmatisation in the relational concept expands the function of the
group in the lives of voice hearing persons. The self-help group for voice hear¬
ers is an important element of the integrated and community psychiatric ap¬
proach, which could significantly improve the quality of life of voice hearers.
5.6. LIMITATIONS
Our study has several limitations. The sample was homogenous; therefore,
generalisability of the results is limited. In addition, the participants attended
the same psychiatric centre where the voice hearing method was applied.
Other voice hearers outside of the centre may have different experiences of
voice hearing and recovery from psychosis. Further limitations are based on
the applied methodology. Because IPA aims to explore subjective experiences
that cannot be examined with quantitative measures and IPA examines each
participants’ account in great detail (Smith et al., 2009), this method is not
appropriate to measure frequency and causality.