2024年6月12日 · Religious delusions differ from religious and spiritual beliefs or faith. They are associated with certain psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia or other conditions that alter a person’s...

A religious delusion is defined as a delusion, or fixed belief not amenable to change in light of conflicting evidence, involving religious themes or subject matter. [1][2] Religious faith, meanwhile, is defined as "confidence or trust in a person or thing" or "belief that is not based on proof."

Religious delusions are common and are considered to be particularly difficult to treat. In this study we investigated what psychological processes may underlie the reported treatment resistance.

2024年3月1日 · This article explores what experts know about schizophrenia and religion and how religious or spiritual beliefs may affect symptoms or treatment. Are people with schizophrenia more...

2021年9月20日 · Religious delusions are characterized by increased conviction and pervasiveness, permeating to a greater extent the individual's whole experience. Their presence is associated with more severe symptoms, higher medication dosage, and poorer prognosis.

It is possible that religion can sometimes be a trigger for schizophrenia in those who are vulnerable. Religious imagery is often very grandiose, and beckons a large personal change within an individual. This could potentially lead to a psychotic episode due …

2024年3月21日 · Religious delusions are a type of delusion with religious content. Although there are no clear guidelines to differentiate normal religious beliefs from pathological ones, a belief is generally only considered delusional if it is idiosyncratic, grandiose, and not an accepted part of a particular culture or subculture.

2020年4月8日 · Some people with psychosis experience religious delusions. Some people develop extreme religious beliefs as part of cult indoctrination or because they are raised in an unorthodox religious...

The prevalence of religion as a psychotic theme may be explained by its central cultural role, the implication of temporolimbic overactivity in the pathogenesis of some cases of psychosis, and the tendency to interpret intense or discrepant perceptual events as spiritual.

2025年3月6日 · Spiritual psychosis can be defined as a psychotic episode involving delusions and thought patterns focused on spiritual and religious themes. Psychosis can be an emergency, so you may need to contact a hotline or utilize crisis resources during an episode.