Marius Anton Joannes Romme (born 17 January 1934,
Amsterdam
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) is a Dutch
psychiatrist. He is best known for his work on
hearing voices (auditory hallucinations) and regarded as the founder and principal theorist for the
Hearing Voices Movement
The Hearing Voices Movement (HVM) is the name used by organizations and individuals advocating the "hearing voices approach", an alternative way of understanding the experience of those people who "hear voices". In the medical professional literat ...
.
Early life, family and education
Romme studied medicine at the
University of Amsterdam
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, where he also received his PhD in 1967.
Career
From 1974 to 1999 he was professor of
social psychiatry
Social psychiatry is a branch of psychiatry that focuses on the interpersonal and cultural context of mental disorder and mental wellbeing. It involves a sometimes disparate set of theories and approaches, with work stretching from epidemiological ...
at the Medical Faculty of the
University of Maastricht
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In 2021, 22,383 students studied at ...
, as well as consultant psychiatrist at the Community Mental Health Centre in
Maastricht
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He is visiting professor at the Mental Health Policy Centre,
Birmingham City University
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in
Birmingham
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, UK.
Romme is credited with developing
Experience Focussed Counselling with
Sandra Escher
Alexandre Dorothée Marie Adriaan Charlotte Escher (14 June 1945 – 31 May 2021) was a Dutch mental health advocate and researcher.
Early life, family and education
Sandra Escher was born in The Hague, the Netherlands.
She trained at the Scho ...
and Joachim Schnackenberg.
Publications
Publications by Marius Romme ''et al''.:
*Escher, A.D.M.A.C., Romme, M.A.J., Breuls, M., Driessen, G. (1987). "Maatschappelijk kwetsbaar en langdurig psychiatrisch ziek zijn". ''Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie'', 29:5,266-281.
*Escher, A.D.M.A.C., Romme, M.A.J. (1989). Stemmen horen. Positieve effecten van leren omgaan met stemmen. ''Tijdschrift voor Ziekenverpleging'' 24, p. 784-788.
*Escher, A.D.M.A.C., Romme, M.A.J. (1991). Het dagboek als communicatiemiddel bij auditieve hallucinaties. Tijdschrift voor Ziekenverpleging (TVZ) 15 augustus 1991 543-547 Escher., A.D.M.A.C. (1993). Stemmen horen: ziekte, gave, topervaring of fase in een groeiproces? Klankspiegel, maart 1993.
*Escher, A., Romme, M. (1998) Small talk: voice-hearing in Children. ''Open Mind'' July/August.
*Escher, A., Romme, M., Buiks, A., Delespaul, Ph., Van Os, J. (2002a). Independent course of childhood auditory hallucinations: a sequential 3-year follow-up study. ''
British Journal of Psychiatry
The ''British Journal of Psychiatry'' is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering all branches of psychiatry with a particular emphasis on the clinical aspects of each topic.
The journal is owned by the Royal College of Psychiatrists and publ ...
''. 181 (suppl. 43), s10-s18.
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*Escher, A.D.M., Romme, M.A.J., Buiks, A., Delespaul, Ph., Van Os, J. (2002). Kinderen en jeugdigen die stemmen horen: een prospectief driejarig onderzoek. Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor kinder en jeugdpsychotherapie. Jaargang 29, nr. 4. blz. 4-21.
*Escher, A., Romme, M. (2002). Het Maastrichts Interview voor kinderen en Jeugdigen (MIK). Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor kinder en jeugdpsychotherapie. Jaargang 29, nr. 4. blz. 22-45.
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*Escher, A. D., Romme, M. A., et al. (2003). Formación de la ideación delirante en adolescentes con alucinaciones auditivas: un estudio prospectivo. Intervención en crisis y tratamiento agudo de los trastornos psiquiátricos graves. P. Pichot, J. Ezcurra, A. González-Pinto and M. Gutiérrz Fraile. Madrid, Aula Médica Ediciones: 185-208.
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*Pennings, M.H.A., Romme, M.A.J., Buiks, A.A.J.G.M. (1996). Auditieve hallucinaties bij patiënten en niet-patiënten. Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie.
*Noorthoorn, E., Dijkman, C., Escher, A., Romme, M. (1988). Resultaten van de enquête, in Omgaan met stemmen horen. Blz. 199-214. Uitgever; Vakgroep Sociale psychiatrie, Rijksuniversiteit Limburg. Noorthoorn,O., Romme, M.A.J., Escher A.D.M.A.C. (1990). Wat kunnen mensen die stemmen horen de psychiatrie leren?. Sociale Dienstverlening in Nederland. Analyse en evaluatie (Red. E.K. Hicks) p. 60-70.
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A., Radstake, D., Breuls, M. (1987). Een indeling in groepen van patiënten met een langdurige psychiatrische patiëntencarrière. Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie, 29,4,197-211.
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (1987). Leren omgaan met het horen van stemmen. Maandblad Geestelijk Volksgezondheid 718, p 825-831.
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (Eds.) (1988). Research to practice in Community Psychiatry. van Gorkum, Maastricht/Assen.
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C., Habets, V.P.M.J.H. (1988). Omgaan met stemmen horen. (red). Universiteit Maastricht, vakgroep sociale Psychiatrie.
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. Hearing Voices (1989). ''Schizophrenia Bulletin'' 15 (2): 209-216.
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (1989). Effects of mutual contacts from people with auditory hallucinations. Perspectief no 3, 37-43, July 1989
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (1989). Stimmen hőren inKontakt, Zeitschrift der HPE Österreich nr 116, Oktober 1989.
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (1990). Effecten van het onderlinge contact tussen mensen die stemmen horen. Oostland no 2, 8-14.
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (1990). Heard but not seen. Open Mind No 49, 16-18.
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (1991). Sense in voices. Open Mind 53, The mental health magazine, 9 November.
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (1991). Undire le Voci. Spazi della Menten nr. 8, December 1991 p 3-9.
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*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (Eds.). Accepting Voices (1993, second edition 1998), 258 pages, MIND Publications, London.
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (Eds.) (1997). Acceptare le voice
ccepting Voices Giuffrè editore. Milano (in Italian)
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (Eds.) (1998)
Признание голосов ccepting Voices Kiev, Sfera. (in Russian)
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (Eds.). Understanding voices: coping with auditory hallucinations and confusing realities (1996) First published by Rijksuniversiteit Maastricht, the Netherlands and also English edition, Handsell Publications.
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (1997). Stimmen hőren akzeptieren. Psychiatrie-Verlag. Bonn.
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (1997). Na compananhia das voces. Editorial Estampa, Lda., Lisboa Portugal.
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (1997). Moniääniset. Printway Oy, Vantaa.Finland.
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (1999). Omgaan met stemmen horen. Stichting Positieve Gezondheidszorg. Bemelen.
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (1999). Stemmen horen accepteren. Tirion, Baarn.
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (1999). Stimmenhören Akzeptieren, Neunplus 1 Berlin. Duitsland.
*Romme, Marius and Escher, Sandra: Making Sense of Voices – A guide for professionals who work with voice hearers: (2000) MIND Publications
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (2003). Förstå och hantera roster. RSNH. Riksförbundet för Social och Mental Hälsa.Stockholm. Sweden
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (2003). Giv stemmerne mening. Systime Academic. Århus, Denmark.
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (2005). Managing Distressing Voice Hearing Experiences In Wellness Recovery Action Plan. Mary Ellen Copeland edited by Piers Allott. P. Sefton Recovery Group, Liverpool, UK. P. 114-118.
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (2006). Nachwort. In Hannelore Klafki, ''Meine Stimmen – Quälgeister und Schutzengel. Texte einer engagierten Stimmenhörerin'' (pp. 175–178). Berlin / Eugene / Shrewsbury: Antipsychiatrieverlag. . (E-Book 2016).
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (2007). Intervoice: Stimmenhören akzeptieren und verstehen. In
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& Peter Stastny (Eds.), ''Statt Psychiatrie 2'' (pp. 134–140). Berlin / Eugene / Shrewsbury: Antipsychiatrieverlag. . (E-Book 2018).
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (2007). Intervoice: Accepting and making sense of hearing voices. In Peter Stastny &
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(Eds.), ''Alternatives Beyond Psychiatry'' (pp. 131–137). Berlin / Eugene / Shrewsbury: Peter Lehmann Publishing. (UK), (USA). (E-Book 2018).
*Romme, Marius, Morris, Mervyn. The harmful concept of Schizophrenia, Mental Health Nursing, 7–11 March 2007.
*Romme, M.A.J., Escher, A.D.M.A.C. (Eds.) (2013). Psychosis as a Personal Crisis: An Experience-Based Approach. Routledge.
See also
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Hearing Voices Network
Hearing Voices Networks, closely related to the Hearing Voices Movement, are peer-focused national organizations for people who hear voices (commonly referred to as auditory hallucinations) and supporting family members, activists and mental healt ...
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Hearing Voices Movement
The Hearing Voices Movement (HVM) is the name used by organizations and individuals advocating the "hearing voices approach", an alternative way of understanding the experience of those people who "hear voices". In the medical professional literat ...
* ''
Interpretation of Schizophrenia
''Interpretation of Schizophrenia'' (first edition, 1955) is a book by Italy-born American psychiatrist Silvano Arieti in which the author sets forth demonstrative evidence of a psychological etiology for schizophrenia.
Arieti expanded the book v ...
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Ross Institute for Psychological Trauma
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Trauma model of mental disorders The trauma model of mental disorders, or trauma model of psychopathology, emphasises the effects of physical, sexual and psychological trauma as key causal factors in the development of psychiatric disorders, including depression and anxiety as we ...
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Experience Focussed Counselling
References
External links
Hearing Voices(archived)
Intervoice: International Network for Training, Education and Research into Hearing Voices
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Schizophrenia researchers
1934 births
Living people
Dutch psychiatrists
Physicians from Amsterdam
Academic staff of Maastricht University