In this episode, host Faydra Aldridge illuminates the reality of what it's like to experience auditory hallucinations, or “hear voices,” by speaking to people who have lived it. Faydra is joined by Dr. Randall White, the Medical Director of Community Mental Health in Vancouver and the clinical director of the BC Psychosis Program at UBC Hospital, to talk about what is psychosis, what it means, and what to do in a situation when someone is experiencing psychosis.

Resources: 
Early Psychosis Intervention Program
BC Psychosis Program
Psychosis – Heretohelp
Psychosis – BC Schizophrenia Society
Schizophrenia: Helping Someone Who is Hallucinating – HealthLink BC
Hallucinations in Schizophrenia
Auditory Hallucinations in Schizophrenia
Auditory Hallucination Simulation

In this episode, host Faydra Aldridge illuminates the reality of what it's like to experience auditory hallucinations, or &ldquo;hear voices,&rdquo; by speaking to people who have lived it. Faydra is joined by Dr. Randall White, the Medical Director of Community Mental Health in Vancouver and the clinical director of the BC Psychosis Program at UBC Hospital, to talk about what is psychosis, what it means, and what to do in a situation when someone is experiencing psychosis.
Resources: 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.earlypsychosis.ca/">Early Psychosis Intervention Program</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.bcmhsus.ca/our-services/provincial-mental-health-programs/bc-psychosis-program">BC Psychosis Program</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/psychosis">Psychosis &ndash; Heretohelp</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bcss.org/education/about-mental-illness/psychosis/">Psychosis &ndash; BC Schizophrenia Society</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/aa48238">Schizophrenia: Helping Someone Who is Hallucinating &ndash; HealthLink BC</a></li>
<li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2399817/">Hallucinations in Schizophrenia</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/home/schizophrenia-advisor/auditory-hallucinations-in-schizophrenia-dysfunction/">Auditory Hallucinations in Schizophrenia</a></li>
<li><a href="https://thestarr.org/module/auditory-hallucination-simulation/">Auditory Hallucination Simulation</a></li>
</ul>

"Look Again: Mental Illness Re-Examined” is a groundbreaking podcast brought to you by the BC Schizophrenia Society and supporting partners. Host Faydra Aldridge, CEO of BCSS, and co-host Melissa McKenna, Marketing and Communications Manager at BCSS, speak with medical experts, families, and people with lived experience of mental illness to dispel myths and get to the truth. Be prepared for frank conversations, up-to-date medical information, immersive sound design, and stories of hope and resilience. This podcast is for anyone whose life has been touched by mental illness. In other words, it’s for everyone.

"Look Again: Mental Illness Re-Examined” is a groundbreaking podcast brought to you by the BC Schizophrenia Society and supporting partners. Host Faydra Aldridge, CEO of BCSS, and co-host Melissa McKenna, Marketing and Communications Manager at BCSS, speak with medical experts, families, and people with lived experience of mental illness to dispel myths and get to the truth. Be prepared for frank conversations, up-to-date medical information, immersive sound design, and stories of hope and resilience. This podcast is for anyone whose life has been touched by mental illness. In other words, it’s for everyone.

Look Again: Mental Illness Re-Examined

"Look Again: Mental Illness Re-Examined” is a groundbreaking new podcast brought to you by the BC Schizophrenia Society and supporting partners. The podcast brings forward the humanity of mental illness while dispelling the myths by sharing the voices of medical experts, family members, and people with lived experience with mental illness.

Host Faydra Aldridge, CEO of BCSS, speaks with medical experts, families, and people with lived experience of mental illness to dispel myths and get to the truth. Be prepared for frank conversations, up-to-date medical information, immersive sound design, and stories of hope and resilience. This podcast is for anyone whose life has been touched by mental illness. In other words, it’s for everyone.

Hearing Voices

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