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. 2009 Jun 19;37(2):362–369. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbp057

Table 2.

Phenomenology of Psychotic-Like Experiences Reported by the “Definite” (ie, Interview-Confirmed) Psychotic Experience Group at Interview (n = 17)

% n
Perceptual disturbances
    Auditory hallucinations 71 12
        Gedankenlautwerden/Echo de pensées (thoughts heard aloud) 47 8
        Commands 29 4
        Voices commenting on behavior 18 3
        Music playing aloud 12 2
    Visual hallucinations 35 6
        People and faces 24 4
        Strange shapes 12 2
        Aliens 6 1
Unusual thoughts
    Suspiciousness/persecutory ideas 59 10
        Being followed or spied upon 53 9
    Belief that ghosts are responsible for hallucinations 29 5
    Belief that ghosts are deceased relatives 12 2
    Ability to predict the future 29 5
    Passivity phenomena 12 2
    Grandiosity 12 2
    Thought withdrawal 6 1