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Revista Portuguesa de Enfermagem de Saúde Mental
Print version ISSN 1647-2160
Abstract
FERNANDES, Rodrigo; SCALIA, Luana; WOLKERS, Paula and UEIRA-VIEIRA, Carlos. The qualitative analysis of anomalous experiences in people with life experiences and psychotic and dissociative in a religious group. Revista Portuguesa de Enfermagem de Saúde Mental [online]. 2021, n.25, pp.79-94. Epub June 30, 2021. ISSN 1647-2160. https://doi.org/10.19131/rpesm.0299.
Background:
Anomalous experiences lived by spirit mediums are an object of interest in cross-cultural psychiatry, due to the need to differentiate between Religious / Spiritual experiences and pathological experiences.
Aim:
to describe and understand the experiences about anomalous experiences narrated by Brazilian spirit mediums from the perspective of phenomenology and transcultural psychiatry.
Methods:
This is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach that used narrative as the methodology of data collection and phenomenological according to Ricoeur (1978) as a theoretical-methodological reference. In-depth interviews were conducted through a semi-structured script with four spiritist mediums.
Results:
Mediumistic experiences were varied and with peculiar characteristics. Characteristics generally associated with mental disorders were perceived. The beginning of the experiences of anomalous experiences caused fear, suffering and a feeling of social inadequacy.
Conclusions:
The experiences of anomalous experiences were similar to the experiences of mental disorders and religious practice was positive and provoked feelings of acceptance and resilience.
Keywords : Personality; Social adjustment; Religion; Mental disorders.