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On learning from the patient: hearing voices

Maudsley Hospital

Kamaldeep Bhui, Senior Registrar

Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF

^* Correspondence: Dr G. Strathdee, Head of Service Development, Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, 134–138 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB

This paper presents the coping strategies developed by one patient with 18 years experience of managing her own schizophrenic illness. The interventions which evolved gave her significant control over her illness. We report her experiences and emphasise that for some patients with treatment resistant schizophrenia, the patients themselves may have expertise in managing their symptoms.