AVATAR Therapy for Distressing Voices: A Comprehensive Account of Therapeutic Targets. 2020

Thomas Ward, and Mar Rus-Calafell, and Zeyana Ramadhan, and Olga Soumelidou, and Miriam Fornells-Ambrojo, and Philippa Garety, and Tom K J Craig
Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.

AVATAR therapy represents an effective new way of working with distressing voices based on face-to-face dialogue between the person and a digital representation (avatar) of their persecutory voice. To date, there has been no complete account of AVATAR therapy delivery. This article presents, for the first time, the full range of therapeutic targets along with information on acceptability and potential side effects. Interest in the approach is growing rapidly and this report acts as a necessary touchstone for future development.

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