Levine S V
Can J Psychiatry. 1979 Nov;24(7):593-603. doi: 10.1177/070674377902400703.
Religious cults and particularly their attraction for young people are receiving increased attention. There is currently considerable controversy about the role of governmental bodies in understanding and regulating cults and their effect on members. Regardless of their effect on the members of the cult or movement, particularly new members who are often adolescents, membership in a cult produces severe familial tensions. The cult members often develop opinions and modes of behaviour so diametrically different from their families of origin that psychiatrists are often consulted with the view to understand, treat and correct what is seen as behavioural aberration by the families. The phenomenon of religious cults does not seem to be of a passing nature and it is therefore imperative that psychiatrists have a comprehensive and clear a knowledge of the concepts and activities of cults, their seeming effects on young people and their families, and some of the reactions they have caused in society.
宗教邪教，尤其是它们对年轻人的吸引力，正受到越来越多的关注。目前，政府机构在理解和监管邪教及其对成员的影响方面所扮演的角色存在相当大的争议。无论邪教或运动对其成员，尤其是通常为青少年的新成员有何影响，加入邪教都会引发严重的家庭紧张关系。邪教成员往往形成与他们原生家庭截然不同的观点和行为模式，以至于家人常常会咨询精神科医生，以期理解、治疗并纠正他们所认为的行为偏差。宗教邪教现象似乎并非昙花一现，因此精神科医生必须全面、清晰地了解邪教的概念和活动、它们对年轻人及其家庭的表面影响，以及它们在社会中引发的一些反应。
