ABSTRACT Background. It is important to understand the most diverse cultural aspects related to religiosity. Scientifically, it is important to understand religious manifestations and their relation to health, and to differentiate them from psychopathological manifestations. Objective. To evaluate the mental health of a group of mediums and compare it with that of a control group from the same...
Some patients with schizophrenia present a related phenomenon in which they believe their limbs are under the control of an alien force (motor passivity). 5 There are some attempts to elucidate the nature and mechanism of passivity phenomena (experiences that one's conscious actions or thoughts have not been 'willed' by oneself) wich include the dysfunction of an internal self-monitoring system...