Psychotic-like experiences in esoterism: A twilight zone?

Over the past decades, research has suggested the existence of a psychosis continuum ranging from psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) in the general population to psychotic symptoms in patients with affective and schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Especially individuals interested in esoterism were more often reported having experienced PLEs. However, there is little information on the extent of PLEs in this subculture. The aim of this study was to assess the extent of PLEs in a non-clinical population with interest in esoterism by means of an anonymized clinically used screening questionnaire.

Source: Schizophrenia Research - August 18, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Barbara Hinterbuchinger, Zsuzsa Litvan, Elias Laurin Meyer, Fabian Friedrich, Alexander Kaltenboeck, Maria Gruber, Daniel K önig, Stefanie Sueßenbacher, Nilufar Mossaheb Source Type: research