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Table 1 Demographics and clinical descriptives of completers (N = 14)

From: Participants’ experiences of AVATAR therapy for distressing voices: a thematic qualitative evaluation

  

(N) Percentage

Mean (SD)

Age

  

41.93 (10.45)

Gender

 

Male

(10) 71%

 
 

Female

(4) 29%

 

Ethnicity

 

White British

(6) 43%

 
 

Black British

(1)7%

 
 

Black Caribbean

(2)14%

 
 

Black African

(3)22%

 
 

Other

(2) 14%

 

Diagnosis

 

Paranoid Schizophrenia

(11) 79%

 
 

Schizoaffective disorder

(2) 14%

 
 

Other

(1)7%

 

Length of illness years

  

20.14 (6.7)

Number of Sessions

 

7 sessions

77%

 
 

8–10 sessions

21%

 
 

 < 7 sessionsa

2%

 

Number of Voices

 

Single voice

(2)14%

 
 

2–5 voices

(9) 65%

 
 

Unsure/many

(3)21%

 

PSYRATS-AH-Total (Baseline)

 

27.29 (4.84)

  1. a One person completed at Session 3 reporting complete cessation of voices
  2. Note: PSYRATS-AH Positive Symptoms Rating Scale- Auditory Hallucinations