Dalgalarrondo P
Dpto. de Psiquiatría y Psicología Médica de la Universidad Estatal de Campinas (UNICAMP), San Pablo, Brasil.
Acta Psiquiatr Psicol Am Lat. 1994 Dec;40(4):325-9.
Religiosity is a complex and fundamental socio-cultural phenomenon. Its possible positive or negative influence on the ethiology and treatment of mental illness remains controversial. Evangelical sects, specially the Pentecostals, have expanded dramatically in the last 40 years, in Latin America. Until now, the socio-cultural implications of this process have not been systematically studied. In the present study a group of patients admitted to a psychiatric unit in a general hospital in Campinas, Brazil, was investigated. Diagnosis distribution and length of hospital stay was related to religion affiliation. More functional psychosis and a shorter length of stay was found in the Pentecostal group. Possible implications of these findings are critically discussed.
宗教虔诚是一种复杂且基本的社会文化现象。其对精神疾病的病因及治疗可能产生的积极或消极影响仍存在争议。福音派教派，尤其是五旬节派，在过去40年里在拉丁美洲急剧扩张。到目前为止，这一过程的社会文化影响尚未得到系统研究。在本研究中，对巴西坎皮纳斯一家综合医院精神科收治的一组患者进行了调查。诊断分布和住院时间与宗教信仰有关。在五旬节派群体中发现了更多的功能性精神病和更短的住院时间。对这些发现的可能影响进行了批判性讨论。
