Psychological benefits of Spiritual Baptist "mourning," II: An empirical assessment

E. E. H. Griffith · George E. Mahy · John L. Young

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Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health

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Members of a West Indian Christian sect called the Spiritual Baptists participate in a "mourning" ritual that is characterized by praying, fasting, and the experiencing of dreams and visions while in isolation. Sixteen individuals who underwent mourning were evaluated with the SCL-90-R before and after the ritual. In general, the mourners showed significant improvement on the self-report scales.

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