| Title |
Fundamentalist religion and its effect on mental health
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Religion and Health, September 1989
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| DOI | 10.1007/bf00987752 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Gary W. Hartz, Henry C. Everett |
| Abstract |
The national self-help group, Fundamentalists Anonymous (F.A.), has focused attention upon mental problems that may be caused or exacerbated by authoritarian religion. In this article we outline assertions about the mental problems caused by membership in fundamentalist religion, illustrate these with two case histories, briefly discuss intervention strategies, and describe conceptual and empirical issues. While former members have presented problems severe enough to warrant professional treatment, a causal link between their symptoms and their religious membership has not yet been established, because there is little empirical work on the subject. |
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|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 13 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 29% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 21% |
| Professor | 2 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 14% |
| Other | 1 | 7% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Social Sciences | 6 | 43% |
| Psychology | 4 | 29% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 7% |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 1 | 7% |
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