Another approach to the study of this problem is to discover the
coping mechanisms initiated and directed by persons with
hallucinations. Breier and Strauss conducted a study in which 20persons hospitalised for psychotic disorders were given semistructured
interviews with the purpose of assessing the ability to
self-control psychotic symptoms.12 “Subjects described three
major kinds of special control mechanisms: self-instruction,
decreased involvement in activity, and increased involvement in
activity” (p.1143). Their conclusion is that self control measures,
although not always effective, do have a significant role to play in
management of psychotic disorders and deserve further study