A computer assisted system to reduce auditory hallucinations unresponsive to antipsychotic medication (360G-Wellcome-098272_Z_12_B)
About 25% of people with schizophrenia continue to suffer with persecutory auditory hallucinations despite drug treatment. Their capacity to work and make relationships is grossly impaired, often for the rest of their life. Professor Julian Leff from University College London and colleagues at Speech, Hearing and Phonetics, UCL have developed and evaluated a novel therapy based on computer technology which enables each patient to create an avatar of the entity (human or non-human) that they believe is talking to them. The therapist promotes a dialogue between the patient and the avatar in which the avatar progressively comes under the patient's control. This translation award aims to refine the system, streamline the technology to make it more user-friendly and evaluate the system by a randomised controlled trial conducted by an independent team of researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London.
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Grant Details
| Amount Awarded | 34060 |
| Applicant Surname | Leff |
| Approval Committee | Internal Decision Panel for C&S |
| Award Date | 2016-09-30T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Financial Year | 2015/16 |
| Grant Programme: Title | Translation Award |
| Internal ID | 098272/Z/12/B |
| Lead Applicant | Prof Julian Leff |
| Other Applicant(s) | Dr P McCrone, Prof Mark Huckvale, Prof Philippa Garety, Prof Richard Emsley, Prof Thomas Jamieson-Craig |
| Partnership Value | 34060 |
| Planned Dates: End Date | 2017-03-30T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Planned Dates: Start Date | 2012-08-15T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Recipient Org: Country | United Kingdom |
| Region | Greater London |