Experiences of religious healing in psychiatric patients in South India
Experiences of religious healing in psychiatric patients in South India
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DOI：
10.1007/bf00788241
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发表时间：
1997-05-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Bhugra, D
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作者：
Campion, J;Bhugra, D
一项为期 3 个月的调查旨在确定在印度南部泰米尔纳德邦一家医院就诊的 198 名连续精神病患者的宗教治疗经历。其中，89 人 (45%) 曾向印度教、穆斯林或基督教治疗师寻求 1 至 15 次治疗。去看医生的患者数量与其收入密切相关，而与年龄较大的群体相比，17 岁以下的患者接受此类帮助的人数明显更高。与其他精神疾病患者相比，精神分裂症和妄想症患者的就诊率明显更高。平均 30% 的患者声称从治疗师咨询中获益，尽管大多数患者 (91%) 在就诊时已停止此类治疗。讨论了社会支持的作用、传统治疗方法以及对服务提供的潜在影响。在规划服务时需要考虑对少数民族服务提供者的影响。
A survey was carried out over a 3-month period to determine experiences of religious healing in a group of 198 consecutive psychiatric patients attending a hospital in Tamil Nadu, South India. Of these, 89 (45%) had sought between 1 and 15 sessions from either Hindu, Muslim or Christian healers. The number of patients visiting healers was linked significantly with their income, while a significantly higher number under the age of 17 years had received such help compared with older age groups. A significantly higher consultation rate was observed in those patients with schizophrenia and delusional disorders when compared with other mental illnesses. An average of 30% of patients claimed some benefit from healer consultation, although the majority (91%) had discontinued such treatment at the time of their hospital attendance. The role of social support, methods of traditional healing and the underlying implications for service delivery are discussed. The implications for service providers to ethnic minorities need to be taken into account while planning services.