NDLI: Distinguishing Mystical Religious Experience and Psychotic Experience: A Qualitative Study Interviewing Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Professionals

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	DeHoff, Susan L.
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	Mystical religious experience and psychotic disorders share non-rational experiences. Often it is difficult to distinguish one from the other. This qualitative research study interviewed 20 members of the Presbytery of Boston of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to explore what clergy consider to be mystical religious experiences and the methods they employ to distinguish such experience from psychotic experience. Results revealed that they were able to make clear distinction between these two types of experience. Considerations they used to interpret non-rational experiences included the after-effects of the experience, personal experience, Scripture, and Presbyterian beliefs. They also used the characteristics of psychotic behavior congruent with diagnostic criteria given in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual – IV, used by mental health professionals.
Starting Page	21
Ending Page	39
Page Count	19
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00312789
Journal	Pastoral Psychology
Volume Number	64
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15736679
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2014-01-04
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Mystical experience Psychotic experience Diagnostic criteria Qualitative research Religious experience Clinical Psychology Religious Studies Cross Cultural Psychology Sociology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Religious Studies Social Psychology Applied Psychology

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