The messiah-complex in schizophrenia

Psychol Rep. 1993 Aug;73(1):331-5. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1993.73.1.331.

Abstract

After suggesting that religio-egocentricity and the messiah-complex may be a universal pattern in the psychoses, this paper briefly addresses three questions. First, in general, what is the relationship between religious emotions and schizophrenia? Second, why is it that the messiah-complex surfaces so often in the psychoses? Finally, what is the healthy dimension of religiosity?

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Defense Mechanisms*
  • Delusions / psychology*
  • Humans
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Religion and Psychology*
  • Schizophrenia / diagnosis*
  • Schizophrenic Psychology*