This paper explores the experiences of women who “hear voices”. We begin by examining historical understandings of women hearing voices. We next report the results of a qualitative study into voice-hearing women’s experiences. Finally, we present results from a quantitative study comparing voice-hearing in women (n = 65) and men (n = 132) in a psychiatric setting.
Hearing the Unheard: An Interdisciplinary, Mixed Methodology Study of Women’s Experiences of Hearing Voices (Auditory Verbal Hallucinations)