Table 5.

Memory and Repetitive Nature of Auditory Verbal Hallucinations

Property (MUPS question #, n)	Response option	% endorsing
Memory
Did you believe the voices seemed in some way to be “replays” of memories of previous conversations you’ve had? Or have overheard? (Q18c, 196)	Yes	39
	No	54
	Unsure	7
If yes
How were these “memory replays” related to these previous conversations? (Q18d, 79)	Identical	23
	Similar	71
	A mix of both	6
To what extent do the “memory replays” make up the content of the voices? (Q18e, 83)	Not at all	7
	Slightly	33
	Moderately	46
	Completely	14
Repetitiveness
How repetitive were the voices with regard to
which voice it was? (Q24a, 196)	Never the same	3
	Rarely the same	8
	Sometimes the same	27
	Mostly the same	33
	Always the same	29
The general theme or content of what the voices said (Q24b, 195)	Never the same	3
	Rarely the same	7
	Sometimes the same	18
	Mostly the same	27
	Always the same	45
The general theme of the predominant voice (Q24c, 154)	Never the same	3
	Rarely the same	7
	Sometimes the same	11
	Mostly the same	24
	Always the same	55
If different voices present, do the “new” voices carry the same content/message as the “old” voices? (Q36b, 71)	Yes	55
	No	45
Did the voice(s) use the same words/phrases repeatedly (as if “stuck”)? (Q21b, 194)	Never	44
	Rarely	7
	Sometimes	22
	Often	27