… Freud argued that religious beliefs are delusional, identifying … religious doctrine from
operational definitions of delusional … religious and spiritual beliefs of patients, given that religious …

… the prevailing psychiatric view that religious beliefs are not delusional if they are … religious
and delusional cognition, which reveals that religious content is quite common in delusions …

… There is limited research on delusions of possession, which can be viewed as a sub-category
of religious delusions. In this study, delusion of possession will be understood as distorted …

… Freud argued that religious beliefs are delusional, identifying … religious doctrine from
operational definitions of delusional … religious and spiritual beliefs of patients, given that religious …

… between “normal” religious beliefs and “pathological” religious delusions. Historically, …
religious beliefs are delusional, while the current DSM-IV definition of delusion exempts religious …

… importance of religious delusions. We used the search terms delusions, religion, religious
factors … We then searched the literature for records of the prevalence of religious delusions in …

… (3) As to the difference between the possession group and the nonpossession group, religion…
delusion of possession, cases of possession were very few in Tokyo and many in Okinawa. …

… of religious delusions (RD) and religious hallucinations (RH) and their inter-relationship. …
particular of a delusional belief that she was demon-possessed, this hallucination had clear …

… distinguishes religious-based decisions from delusional decisions … religion is defined in
our society, and Part I considers the extent to which religious conduct, as opposed to religious …

… or magical content attributed their children’s mental illness to demon possession or magical
influence. This finding was found mainly in families with low educational level, while it was …