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Related: About this forum"They (Mental Health Professionals) viewed some of his beliefs as a kind of psychosis..."
Found this in an article that deals with a much larger issue. This particular topic has been brought up here before, so I thought I would share it.
"They viewed some of his beliefs as a kind of psychosis - and yet they were also part of a worldview shared by millions of mentally healthy people."
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Then there were the grey areas.
A patient named Brian had beaten his mother to death with a baseball bat, believing her to be possessed by the Devil. Brian was a Pentecostal Christian. He'd been doing well in treatment, but one of his obstacles was that he still believed his mother had been possessed - only now, he conceded that the killing was a pointless act, given that the Devil can't be killed.
Brian presented a dilemma for the hospital. They viewed some of his beliefs as a kind of psychosis - and yet they were also part of a worldview shared by millions of mentally healthy people.
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31962182
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"They (Mental Health Professionals) viewed some of his beliefs as a kind of psychosis..." (Original Post)
cleanhippie
Mar 2015
OP
Look it is only a psychotic delusion if you kill your mother with a baseball bat.
Warren Stupidity
Mar 2015
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annabanana
(52,791 posts)1. "worldview shared by millions of mentally healthy people."
Some might take exception to that characterization..
steve2470
(37,457 posts)2. a vexing dilemma for mental health professionals, to be sure nt
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)3. Clearly religion had nothing to do with this.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)4. Casting Out Demons: Pope Francis Declares Support for Exorcisms
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)5. Look it is only a psychotic delusion if you kill your mother with a baseball bat.
before you do that you are not delusional, even though your ideas are identical and only your actions are different, and anyone who says different is a bigot.