Vlachos I O, Beratis S, Hartocollis P
Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of Patras, Greece.
Psychopathology. 1997 Mar-Apr;30(2):93-9. doi: 10.1159/000285035.
In a sample of 80 mothers of psychotic patients from southwestern Greece, 85% entertained strong metaphysical beliefs of a magico-religious nature concerning the cause of psychotic illness. This finding was more prevalent among the less educated. A comparable number of patients with magico-religious delusions had mothers who attributed their children's illness to supernatural causes, a finding suggesting that family beliefs and attitudes influence the content of the patient's delusional thinking. Resorting to exorcism or magic, alone or in combination with formal psychiatric help, was very common. Awareness of lay beliefs about psychosis and the proper handling of such beliefs by the treating psychiatrist may facilitate cooperation with the patient and his family, increasing the prospect of a more favorable outcome.
在来自希腊西南部的80位精神病患者母亲的样本中，85%的人对精神病的病因持有强烈的具有魔法宗教性质的形而上学信念。这一发现在受教育程度较低的人群中更为普遍。相当数量有魔法宗教妄想的患者，其母亲将孩子的疾病归因于超自然原因，这一发现表明家庭信念和态度会影响患者妄想思维的内容。单独或与正规精神科治疗相结合采用驱魔或魔法的做法非常普遍。了解外行人对精神病的信念以及治疗精神科医生对这些信念的妥善处理，可能会促进与患者及其家人的合作，增加获得更有利结果的可能性。
