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Psychotic Disorders (291) Web-based and Mobile Health Interventions (5814) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (3177) New Technologies (161) Telepsychiatry (275)

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“It Felt Good to Be Able to Say That Out Loud”—Therapeutic Alliance and Processes in AVATAR Therapy for People Who Hear Distressing Voices: Peer-Led Qualitative Study

“It Felt Good to Be Able to Say That Out Loud”—Therapeutic Alliance and Processes in AVATAR Therapy for People Who Hear Distressing Voices: Peer-Led Qualitative Study

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Emily Rutter-Eley1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Thomas Craig2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Philippa Garety1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Mar Rus-Calafell1, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Hannah Ball5, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Moya Clancy7, 8 Author Orcid Image ;   Jeffrey McDonnell9, 10 Author Orcid Image ;   Andrew Gumley7, 8 Author Orcid Image ;   Gillian Haddock5, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Sandra Bucci5, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Miriam Fornells-Ambrojo9, 10 Author Orcid Image ;   Nerys Baldwin11 Author Orcid Image ;   Jed Harling11 Author Orcid Image ;   Alie Phiri11 Author Orcid Image ;   Charlie MacKenzie-Nash11 Author Orcid Image ;   Nicholas Hamilton11 Author Orcid Image ;   Amy Grant11 Author Orcid Image ;   Clementine Edwards1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Thomas Ward1, 2 Author Orcid Image
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