Kent G, Wahass S
Department of Psychiatry, University of Sheffield, UK.
Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1996 Dec;94(6):433-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1996.tb09886.x.
This study investigated the content and characteristics of auditory hallucinations reported by 75 patients in Saudi Arabia (SA) and the UK. Each patient was asked to report on the content and characteristics of their hallucinations with regard to several dimensions, including loudness, frequency, clarity and perceived validity. In general, the characteristics of the voices did not vary between the SA and UK patients, but the content differed between cultures. Much of the content of the hallucinations of SA patients was religious and superstitious in nature, whereas instructional themes and running commentary were common in the UK patients. The results suggest that cultural differences need to be taken into account when applying psychological methods to this group of patients.
本研究调查了沙特阿拉伯（SA）和英国的75名患者所报告的幻听内容及特征。每位患者都被要求从几个维度报告其幻听的内容及特征，包括音量、频率、清晰度和感知到的真实性。总体而言，SA患者和英国患者听到的声音特征并无差异，但不同文化背景下幻听的内容有所不同。SA患者幻听的大部分内容本质上是宗教和迷信方面的，而指令性主题和连续评论在英国患者中较为常见。研究结果表明，在对这组患者应用心理方法时需要考虑文化差异。
