Scrupulosity: religious attitudes and clinical presentations.

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  • Author(s): Greenberg D; Witztum E; Pisante J
  • Source:
    The British journal of medical psychology [Br J Med Psychol] 1987 Mar; Vol. 60 ( Pt 1), pp. 29-37.
  • Publication Type:
    Case Reports; Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: British Psychological Society Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0370640 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0007-1129 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00071129 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Br J Med Psychol Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Letchworth Eng : British Psychological Society
      Original Publication: London [etc.]
    • Subject Terms:
      Morals* ; Religion and Psychology*; Adult ; Catholicism ; Depressive Disorder/psychology ; Guilt ; Humans ; Judaism ; Male ; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder/psychology ; Shame
    • Abstract:
      The attitudes of Catholicism and Judaism to scrupulosity are presented and the similarity between their management programmes and present-day behavioural psychotherapy is noted. Two famous cases are presented from 16th-century Europe and a further four cases from our 20th-century clinic in Jerusalem. Certain common features are noted, typical of obsessive-compulsive disorders, while some features, typical of scrupulosity, are best understood by considering both their religious and psychological importance.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 19870301 Date Completed: 19870619 Latest Revision: 20190912
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.1111/j.2044-8341.1987.tb02714.x
    • Accession Number:
      3567108