Assessment of Voice Hearer’s Experience
The first part of the model is comprised of three author-developed and tested
instruments that, used together, provide a comprehensive assessment of each voice
hearer’s experience with AH. The information from this assessment can be used to create
an individualized care plan for each voice hearer.
These three instruments are the: Auditory Hallucinations Interview Guide (AHIG),
Unpleasant Voices Scale (UVS/0-10) and Characteristics of Auditory Hallucinations
Questionnaire (CAHQ). The AHIG is used for assessment and the other two instruments
(CAHQ and UVS) are used to assess symptoms and to measure outcomes (symptom
changes over time). Each instrument is described below.