Practicing exorcism in schizophrenia
Practicing exorcism in schizophrenia
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精神分裂症患者的驱魔实践
作者：
K. Tajima;D. Zambrano;L. de Anta;M. Moron;J. Carrasco;J. López;M. Díaz
从历史上看，许多恶魔附身的案例都掩盖了严重的精神疾病。我们的目标是提高人们的认识，即精神分裂症的症状至今仍被牧师归类为恶魔附身。我们报告了一名 28 岁患者的病例，该患者 5 年前被诊断患有偏执型精神分裂症（接受氯氮平、利培酮、齐拉西酮和恩氮平治疗，但没有完全缓解），目前也在西班牙的首发精神病科接受治疗。牧师引导患者相信她的精神病症状是由于恶魔的存在造成的。这令人惊讶，因为一些神父来自马德里总教区，了解患者的临床情况；然而，他们认为她患有恶魔附体，并且她经历了多次驱魔，扰乱了临床治疗的反应。患者的洞察力是对治疗做出反应的重要因素，因此宗教专业人士应鼓励适当的精神治疗并了解精神疾病。
Historically, many cases of demonic possession have masked major psychiatric disorder. Our aim is to increase awareness that symptoms of schizophrenia are still being classified as demonic possession by priests today. We report the case of a 28-year-old patient who had been diagnosed 5 years previously with paranoid schizophrenia (treated with clozapine, risperidone, ziprasidone and onlanzapine without a complete response) and was also receiving treatment in a first episode psychosis unit in Spain. The patient was led to believe by priests that her psychotic symptoms were due to the presence of a demon. This was surprising because some of the priests were from the Madrid archdiocese and knew the clinical situation of the patient; however, they believed that she was suffering from demonic possession, and she underwent multiple exorcisms, disrupting response to clinical treatment. Patient insight is an important factor in response to treatment, so religious professionals should encourage appropriate psychiatric treatment and learn about mental illnesses.