Auditory hallucination is a positive symptom of schizophrenia and has significant impacts on the lives of individuals. People with
auditory hallucination require considerable assistance from mental health professionals. Apart from medications, they may apply
different lay methods to cope with their voice hearing. Results from qualitative interviews showed that people with schizophrenia
in the Chinese sociocultural context of Hong Kong were coping with auditory hallucination in different ways, including (a)
changing social contacts, (b) manipulating the voices, and (c) changing perception and meaning towards the voices. Implications
for recovery from psychiatric illness of individuals with auditory hallucinations are discussed.