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Ravi Prakash Sharma, Ram Kumar Solanki, Suresh Gupta, Chitra Singh, Himanshu Sharma
Indian Journal of Psychiatry January 1, 2022 DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.341722 via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractPeople with trance and possession types of dissociative disorder report stronger spiritual beliefs than those with other types. Among 44 participants diagnosed with dissociative disorder according to ICD-10 criteria, those with trance and possession disorder scored significantly higher on the Spirituality Involvement and Belief Scale compared to those with dissociative disorder not otherwise specified, amnesia, and motor types. Scores were also higher than for convulsion and mixed types, though not statistically significant. The core spirituality factor was especially elevated in the trance and possession group. The findings suggest that spiritual beliefs differ across dissociative disorder subtypes and may help clarify psychopathological aspects of these conditions.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Observational cohort Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 44 |
| Population | Adults diagnosed with dissociative disorder according to ICD-10 criteria, free of major comorbidities |
| Keywords | Trance Spirituality Psychopathology Clinical psychology Possession linguistics |
| Key finding | Trance and possession types of dissociative disorder had significantly higher spirituality scores than other types, especially compared to NOS, amnesia, and motor types. |
Abstract
Background This study investigated Spiritual beliefs in various types of Dissociative disorder(DD). Method Forty-four subjects diagnosed as dissociative disorder with their types according to ICD 10 diagnostic criteria, free of major comorbidities included in the study. Participants completed a self-administered questionnaire, the Spirituality Involvement and Belief Scale revised (SIBS-R) after validating in Hindi. Results Mean total SIBS scores were significantly different among various types of DD. Trance and possession type of DD had significantly higher spirituality score than NOS(p= .003), amnesia(p= .046) and motor type(p= .001) and insignificantly high SIBS score than convulsion(p= .331) and mixed type(p= .102). Scores of core spirituality factor were significantly higher in trance and possession type. Conclusion Our study demonstrates a distinct pattern of spiritual beliefs among various types of Dissociative disorder with higher scores in Trans and possession type. This study might be helpful to delineate, differentiate and understand the psychopathological aspects of spiritual beliefs in various types of dissociative disorder. In future, study designs measuring association of spiritual beliefs with dissociative severity including healthy controls can be promising.