Kirov G, Kemp R, Kirov K, David A S
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK.
Psychopathology. 1998;31(5):234-45. doi: 10.1159/000029045.
Religion can play an important role in the lives of psychiatric patients. We assessed how often a psychotic illness can lead to a change in the strength of religious faith and how commonly religion is used for coping with such illnesses in a sample of consecutively admitted patients. 52 patients with psychosis were interviewed regarding their religious beliefs after their index admission. 69.4% of the patients were religious, and 11 (22.4%) stated that religion was the most important part of their lives. 30.4% of the sample described that there had been an increase in their religiousness after the onset of illness. 61.2% of patients were using their religion for coping with the illness. Such patients had a better insight into their illness and were more compliant with antipsychotic medication. We conclude that the experience of a psychotic illness is likely to lead to an increase in religious beliefs. Such beliefs are commonly used for coping with the illness and some patients attach a great importance to them.
宗教在精神科患者的生活中可能发挥重要作用。我们评估了精神病性疾病导致宗教信仰强度改变的频率，以及在一组连续入院的患者样本中宗教被用于应对此类疾病的普遍程度。52例患有精神病的患者在首次入院后接受了关于其宗教信仰的访谈。69.4%的患者有宗教信仰，11例（22.4%）表示宗教是他们生活中最重要的部分。30.4%的样本描述称发病后其宗教虔诚度有所增加。61.2%的患者利用宗教来应对疾病。这类患者对自身疾病有更好的洞察力，并且更依从抗精神病药物治疗。我们得出结论，精神病性疾病的经历很可能导致宗教信仰增强。此类信仰通常被用于应对疾病，并且一些患者对其极为重视。
