| Literature DB >> 3946661 |
E E Griffith, G E Mahy, J L Young.
Abstract
Members of a West Indian Christian sect called the Spiritual Baptists participate in a "mourning" ritual that is characterized by praying, fasting, and the experiencing of dreams and visions while in isolation. Sixteen individuals who underwent mourning were evaluated with the SCL-90-R before and after the ritual. In general, the mourners showed significant improvement on the self-report scales.Mesh：
Year: 1986 PMID： 3946661 DOI： 10.1176/ajp.143.2.226
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Psychiatry ISSN： 0002-953X Impact factor: 18.112