Imaginary Companions, Inner Speech, and Auditory Verbal Hallucinations: What Are the Relations?

Interacting with imaginary companions (ICs) is now considered a natural part of childhood for many children, and has been associated with a range of positive developmental outcomes. Recent research has explored how the phenomenon of ICs in childhood and adulthood relates to the more unusual experien...

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Main Authors: Charles Fernyhough, Ashley Watson, Marco Bernini, Peter Moseley, Ben Alderson-Day
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01665/full