Marius Romme

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Marius Anton Joannes Romme (born 17 January 1934, Amsterdam) 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.

Early life, family and education

Romme is a son of the Dutch politician C.P.M. Romme, leader of the catholic party KVP from 1946 to 1961. Romme studied medicine at the University of Amsterdam, where he also received his PhD in 1967.

Career

From 1974 to 1999 he was professor of social psychiatry at the Medical Faculty of the University of Maastricht, as well as consultant psychiatrist at the Community Mental Health Centre in Maastricht, the Netherlands. He is visiting professor at the Mental Health Policy Centre, Birmingham City University in Birmingham, UK. Romme is credited with developing Experience Focussed Counselling with Sandra Escher and Joachim Schnackenberg.

Publications

Publications by Marius Romme et al.:

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