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. 1995 Jun;166(6):773-6.
doi: 10.1192/bjp.166.6.773.

The omnipotence of voices. II: The Beliefs About Voices Questionnaire (BAVQ)

P Chadwick  1 , M Birchwood
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The omnipotence of voices. II: The Beliefs About Voices Questionnaire (BAVQ)

P Chadwick et al. Br J Psychiatry. 1995 Jun.

Abstract

Background: We describe the development and psychometric investigation of the Beliefs About Voices Questionnaire (BAVQ), a self-report measure of how people understand and respond to their voices. The measure is unique in being driven by and gathering data essential to a cognitive formulation of voices.

Method: Sixty subjects with chronic hallucinatory voices took part.

Results: Psychometric properties of the scales were established, including test-retest reliability (mean = 0.89), internal reliability (mean Cronbach's alpha = 0.85), and construct validity using factor analysis and the criterion group method.

Conclusions: The BAVQ was found to be easy to complete and the scale may aid clinical assessment of voices, not least because of the possible value of cognitive therapy as a treatment approach.

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