与迷信巫术相关的精神障碍同癔症的对照研究

A study on the comparision between the mental disorder related to superstitions or witchcrafts and hysteria.

目的 研究与迷信巫术相关精神障碍的临床特征。 方法 将与迷信巫术相关的精神障碍41例与社会心理应激诱发的癔症 52例进行临床对照研究。 结果 研究组平均发病年龄大于对照组 ,遗传史、文化背景、临床特征均有明显不同。附体体验显著高于对照组 ,且附体内容也存有差异。 结论 表明两者属不同类型的精神障碍 ,与迷信巫术相关的精神障碍作为一类文化相关精神障碍是合理的 ,支持CCMD—Ⅱ—R。

Objective To study the clinical characteristics in the mental disorder related to superstition or withcrafts Methods Fourty one cases of the mental disorders related to superstition or witchcrafts were analyzed and compared to 52 cases of hysteria with psychoscial stress (the control group) Results The average age at onset in the study group is older than in the control group There were significant differences in family history, background of culture clinical symptom and possession state between two groups Conclusions The findings indicate that the mental disorder related to superstition or witchcrafts could be considered as one of the culture bound syndromes The results of this study match with the Chinese classification and diagnostic criteria of mental disorders