Religion
In reply to the discussion: We need a ginormous food fight here, so let's have a frank little chat about demons [View all]cbayer
(146,218 posts)becomes critical to look at it carefully. In most cases it is the illness that is driving the religiosity and not the other way around (though that can happen).
The difficulty obtaining any kind of adequate evaluation and treatment is so disgracefully abysmal in this country, that some people will turn to the church or religious leaders for help. While many are trained in counseling, they are not mental health professionals and can't begin to provide what is so desperately needed.
Some one recently posted in this group about their experiences during a psychotic episode. It was a brave and revealing post. He talked about the religious delusions that he developed during his illness and how he was completely free of any religious ideas when well. It was fascinating.