ABSTRACT
Objective:
to analyze the relationship between childhood experiences of voice hearers and religion as an adult.
Method:
cross-sectional research with voice hearers from a Psychosocial Care Center in a city in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data collection occurred in 2019 using standardized questionnaires; for the variables on religion, the Duke Religious Index questionnaire was used. For data analysis, absolute frequencies, proportions, and bivariate analysis were used.
Results:
112 people participated, of these, 66 reported hearing voices, 65% reported having religion, with a higher prevalence of evangelicals (n=31; 52%). Not having a pleasant childhood (78%), having experienced a stressful childhood (76%) and not having felt safe on the streets as a child (83%) were related to having religion as an adult.
Conclusion:
this study proposes a change in knowledge production and care in mental health that considers experience and religiosity.
DESCRIPTORS:
Religion; Mental Health; Life Change Events; Adult Survivors of Child Adverse Events; Hallucinations