Table 3

Onset, frequency and predictability of voices

Present study
(n=58)
Woods et al 2015
(n=153)
Voice onset
 Childhood (0–11)6 (10%)52 (34%)
 Adolescence(12–20)11 (19%)32 (21%)
 Adulthood (21+)32 (55%)29 (19%)
 Uncertain9 (16%)40 (26%)
Circumstances
 Positive4 (7%)17 (11%)
 Negative15 (26%)36 (24%)
 Traumatic2 (3%)35 (23%)
 Transitional7 (12%)
 Substance use1 (2%)10 (7%)
 Not enough information to classify29 (50%)55 (36%)
Frequency (lifetime number of occurrences)
 115 (26%)
 2–412 (21%)
 5–104 (7%)
 11+7 (12%)
 Uncertain (but more than 1)20 (35%)
Prediction
 Can predict/anticipate1 (2%)67 (44%)
 Cannot predict/anticipate57 (98%)70 (46%)
 Continuous voices0 (0%)22 (14%)