Abstract
The authors tested the entire population (N = 42) of the Hare Krishna Temple in Melbourne on the MMPI, the General Health Questionnaire, and the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire psychometric indices and then randomly selected 6 subjects to take the present State Examination. All scores and findings were within the normal range, although members showed a slight decline in mental health (as measured on the MMPI) after 1 1/2 years in the movement and a slight increase in mental health after 3 years in the movement. These findings do not support the popular view that many members of the Hare Krishna movement are mentally disordered.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 416-420 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | American Journal of Psychiatry |
Volume | 140 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1983 |