Kuijpers H J H, van der Heijden F M M A, Tuinier S, Verhoeven W M A
Vincent van Gogh Institute for Psychiatry, Venray, The Netherlands.
Psychopathology. 2007;40(6):461-4. doi: 10.1159/000108125. Epub 2007 Sep 11.
Meditation is a self-regulatory psychological strategy that is frequently applied in Western as well as non-Western countries for different purposes; little is known about adverse events.
A male patient is described who developed an acute and transient psychosis with polymorphic symptomatology after meditating. A literature search for psychotic states related to meditation was carried out on PubMed, Embase and PsycInfo.
In the case presented a diagnosis of acute polymorphic psychotic disorder was made. Other case reports dealt with either a relapse of a pre-existent psychotic disorder or with a brief psychotic reaction in patients without a psychiatric history.
Meditation can act as a stressor in vulnerable patients who may develop a transient psychosis with polymorphic symptomatology. The syndrome is not culture bound but sometimes classified in culture-bound taxonomies like Qi-gong Psychotic Reaction.
冥想是一种自我调节的心理策略，在西方国家和非西方国家都被广泛应用于不同目的；但对其不良事件知之甚少。
描述了一名男性患者，他在冥想后出现了具有多形性症状的急性短暂性精神病。在PubMed、Embase和PsycInfo上对与冥想相关的精神病状态进行了文献检索。
在所呈现的病例中，诊断为急性多形性精神病性障碍。其他病例报告涉及既往精神病性障碍的复发或无精神病史患者的短暂精神病性反应。
冥想可能会在易患人群中成为一种应激源，这些人可能会发展出具有多形性症状的短暂性精神病。该综合征并非受文化限制，但有时会被归类于如气功所致精神障碍等受文化限制的分类中。
