Suicide acceptability in African- and white Americans: the role of religion.

Rates of suicidal behavior are lower among African- than white Americans. We analyzed the association of suicide acceptability with religious, sociodemographic, and emotional variables in representati…

Sortie, Deuil, Déconversion et Reconstruction Identitaire Biais Cognitifs et Croyances
Neeleman, J., Wessely, S., & Lewis, G. (1998). Suicide acceptability in African- and white Americans: the role of religion.. J Nerv Ment Dis, 186(1), 12-6. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005053-199801000-00003

Adolescent attraction to cults.

This article details the reasons behind adolescents' attraction to cults. It is recommended that parents, teachers, and counselors familiarize themselves with the warning signs. Suggestions are offere…

Enfance et Adolescence
Hunter, E. (1998). Adolescent attraction to cults.. Adolescence, 33(131), 709-14.

[Obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents: a literature review. Part II].

This paper presents opinions about obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents. Washing, checking, repeating, touching, counting and scrupulosity are the most commonly seen rituals. Almo…

TOC et Scrupulosité Religieuse Enfance et Adolescence
Bryńska, A. (1998). [Obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents: a literature review. Part II].. Psychiatr Pol, 32(1), 77-88.

Spiritual abuse.

Spiritual abuse is the act of making people believe--whether by stating or merely implying--that they are going to be punished in this life and/or tormented in hell-fire forever for failure to live li…

Abus Spirituels et Emprise Religieuse
Purcell, B. C. (1998). Spiritual abuse.. Am J Hosp Palliat Care, 15(4), 227-31. https://doi.org/10.1177/104990919801500409

Spiritual terrorism.

Spiritual abuse is the act of making people believe--whether by stating or merely implying--that they are going to be punished in this life and/or tormented in hell-fire forever for failure to live a …

Abus Spirituels et Emprise Religieuse
Purcell, B. C. (1998). Spiritual terrorism.. Am J Hosp Palliat Care, 15(3), 167-73. https://doi.org/10.1177/104990919801500312

The necessary art of persuasion.

Business today is largely run by teams and populated by authority-averse baby boomers and Generation Xers. That makes persuasion more important than ever as a managerial tool. But contrary to popular …

Influence sociale et crédibilité en entreprise
Conger, J. A. (1998). The necessary art of persuasion.. Harv Bus Rev, 76(3), 84-95.

Rescuing magical thinking from the jaws of social determinism.

Although there is otherwise much to recommend it, by riveting attention too narrowly on the contents of magical thought, and by recasting what is left of process in exclusively substantiative terms, t…

Biais Cognitifs et Croyances
Chandler, M. (1997). Rescuing magical thinking from the jaws of social determinism.. Child Dev, 68(6), 1021-3; discussion 1027-30.

The last of the magicians? Children, scientists, and the invocation of hidden causal powers.

It is often assumed that scientific thinking displaces magical thinking, both historically and ontogenetically, but the tendency to invoke hidden causal powers straddles both modes of thought. The str…

Biais Cognitifs et Croyances
Harris, P. L. (1997). The last of the magicians? Children, scientists, and the invocation of hidden causal powers.. Child Dev, 68(6), 1018-20; discussion 1027-30.

Thinking about fantasy: are children fundamentally different thinkers and believers from adults?

Young children are often viewed as being unable to differentiate fantasy from reality. This article reviews research on both children's and adults' beliefs about fantasy as well as their tendency to e…

Biais Cognitifs et Croyances
Woolley, J. D. (1997). Thinking about fantasy: are children fundamentally different thinkers and believers from adults?. Child Dev, 68(6), 991-1011.

The meaning and function of ritual in psychiatric disorder, religion and everyday behaviour.

OBJECTIVE: Ritual is a central feature of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and is found in other psychiatric conditions. Defined in a general sense, it is seen in the everyday behaviour of animals …

TOC et Scrupulosité Religieuse
Turbott, J. (1997). The meaning and function of ritual in psychiatric disorder, religion and everyday behaviour.. Aust N Z J Psychiatry, 31(6), 835-43. https://doi.org/10.3109/00048679709065509

The clinical impact of bipolar and unipolar affective comorbidity on obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Previous studies on the comorbidity of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) have largely focused on comorbidity with major depressive and anxiety disorders. The present investigation deals with a more …

TOC et Scrupulosité Religieuse
Perugi, G., Akiskal, H. S., Pfanner, C., Presta, S., Gemignani, A., Milanfranchi, A., Lensi, P., Ravagli, S., & Cassano, G. B. (1997). The clinical impact of bipolar and unipolar affective comorbidity on obsessive-compulsive disorder.. J Affect Disord, 46(1), 15-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0165-0327(97)00075-x

Overcoming neuroses: lay attributions of cure for five specific neurotic disorders.

This study was concerned with lay beliefs about the importance of 24 different contributors towards overcoming five neurotic disorders. In this study, subjects (n = 113) completed a questionnaire indi…

TOC et Scrupulosité Religieuse
Furnham, A. (1997). Overcoming neuroses: lay attributions of cure for five specific neurotic disorders.. J Clin Psychol, 53(6), 595-604. https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199710)53:6<595::aid-jclp8>3.0.co;2-j