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The association between global functionality and religiosity among patients from developing and predominantly Catholic countries warrants attention. To compare religiosity and psychosocial functioning in Mexican schizophrenia patients with and without a history of religious delusions, seventy-four patients with paranoid schizophrenia were recruited. Patients with a history of religious delusions had more psychiatric hospitalizations and poorer psychosocial functioning compared with those without a history of religious delusions. No differences emerged between groups in the total scores of religiosity scales. A history of religious delusions rather than religiosity itself may have an influence on psychosocial functioning among Mexican patients with schizophrenia.
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Robles-García, R., López-Luna, S., Páez, F. et al. History of Religious Delusions and Psychosocial Functioning Among Mexican Patients with Paranoid Schizophrenia. J Relig Health 53, 1622–1633 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-013-9727-9
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