Psychotic-like experiences among university female students in Qatar: A qualitative-phenomenological study.
Frontiers in psychiatry January 1, 2022 Arij Yehya, Salma M Khaled, Iris E C Sommer et al. 4 citations
Psychotic-like experiences (hallucinations or delusions below the threshold of a disorder) are common in the general population. In interviews with 12 female undergraduate students in Qatar, these experiences were prevalent. Students' descriptions showed that culture and religion shaped the types of hallucinations and some delusions they reported. Many students normalized their experiences and linked them to real-life events, possibly as a defense against the stigma of mental illness and being labeled abnormal.