Launay-Slade Hallucination Scale.

LSHS

What it measures

Predisposition to hallucination-like experiences across modalities (auditory, visual, vivid daydreams/thoughts, intrusive/sleep-related experiences); a psychosis-proneness trait measure

Length and format

12 (original); 16 (LSHS-E / revised); various item counts across revisions. originally true/false; revised versions use a 4- or 5-point Likert (e.g. 0 certainly does not apply - 4 certainly applies) (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Many incl. FR, ES, PT, ZH, IT and others; validated across nonclinical samples internationally

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Launay, G., & Slade, P. (1981). The measurement of hallucinatory predisposition in male and female prisoners. Personality and Individual Differences, 2(3), 221-234.