Am J Psychiatry 1990; 147:112-113
Copyright © 1990 by American Psychiatric Association
Psychiatric patients' belief in general health factors and sin as causes of illness
W Sheehan and J Kroll
Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis.
Of 52 psychiatric inpatients, 81% believed that factors such as proper
diet, sleep, and exercise affect the development of illnesses, and 23%
believed that sin-related factors, such as sinful thoughts or acts, have
such an effect.
