Khare Jaideep, Pendharkar Preeti S, Kalra Sanjay, Jindal Sushil
Department of Endocrinology, People's College of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Department of Psychology, Barkatullah University Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Jan-Feb;29(1):39-42. doi: 10.4103/ijem.ijem_328_24. Epub 2025 Feb 28.
Medical Science is ever-evolving, advancing and progressing for better understanding and management of diseases. However, despite these advancements and progression, even today we can find superstition, non-scientific thinking and supernatural beliefs influencing the way people think and behave to manage their diseases. Supernatural beliefs are beliefs in things that do not and cannot exist to the best of scientific knowledge, but which appear real to believers. Supernatural beliefs involve the acceptance of phenomena that transcend scientific understanding and can affect health behaviour and understanding. Endocrinology is the branch of science that deals with endocrine glands and hormones, which regulate mood, growth, development, metabolism and the way our organs work to maintain internal homeostasis. Supernatural beliefs may have an impact on endocrine health. So, in this review, we will discuss supernatural beliefs and endocrine health.
医学科学不断发展、进步，以更好地理解和管理疾病。然而，尽管有这些进步，即便在今天，我们仍能发现迷信、非科学思维和超自然信仰影响着人们应对疾病的思维和行为方式。超自然信仰是指相信那些根据科学知识并不存在且不可能存在，但对信徒来说却显得真实的事物。超自然信仰涉及接受超越科学理解范畴且会影响健康行为和认知的现象。内分泌学是一门研究内分泌腺和激素的科学分支，这些腺体和激素调节情绪、生长、发育、新陈代谢以及我们器官维持体内稳态的工作方式。超自然信仰可能会对内分泌健康产生影响。因此，在本综述中，我们将探讨超自然信仰与内分泌健康。
