Religious Delusions in a Xhosa Schizophrenia Population
Here, we assessed for the first time the frequency of religious delusions and the effect of treatment on religiosity and the phenomena of religious delusions in a Xhosa schizophrenia population. Religious delusions were present in 42 (70 %) participants, and treatment significantly reduced religiosi...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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[2015]
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Journal of religion and health
Année: 2015, Volume: 54, Numéro: 5, Pages: 1555-1562 |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Religious delusions
B Schizophrenia B South Africa B Religiosity B Xhosas |
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Résumé: | Here, we assessed for the first time the frequency of religious delusions and the effect of treatment on religiosity and the phenomena of religious delusions in a Xhosa schizophrenia population. Religious delusions were present in 42 (70 %) participants, and treatment significantly reduced religiosity (p = 0.02) as well as mean scores for certain phenomena associated with the delusions including changes in both thinking (p = 0.0001) and behaviour (p = 0.0001), as well as affective response to the delusion (p = 0.0001) The high frequency of religious delusions may indicate a higher tolerance for religious delusions in this community. It is therefore important to educate spiritual leaders on mental illness. |
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ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10943-014-9860-0 |