I think it's harmful. A significant part of delusional and hallucinatory experiences have religious themes. And in some patients, delusions are so systematic that a religious doctor may have doubts: “Is he really sick?.. But he's right about something… maybe he's really possessed by a demon… maybe he was really cursed, and I'm feeding him haloperidol.” Accordingly, the quality of treatment decreases. Such psychiatrists worked in our hospital, but they were of little use.
Being a religious psychiatrist is just as harmful as being an atheist priest.
In principle, this should not interfere in any way. Psychiatrists study mental disorders, that is, certain disorders of brain function, and the doctor may well believe in the divine origin of both the person in general and his brain in particular; this does not contradict the thirst for knowledge. In the same way, you may want to understand the design of a car engine without having the slightest idea about its origin.
Of course, faith should not go beyond certain limits, beyond which the concept of non-interference with the divine plan begins, which may prohibit the treatment of a person as such.
If you had asked about an evolutionary biologist or paleontologist, the answer would probably have been different.
I think it's harmful. A significant part of delusional and hallucinatory experiences have religious themes. And in some patients, delusions are so systematic that a religious doctor may have doubts: “Is he really sick?.. But he's right about something… maybe he's really possessed by a demon… maybe he was really cursed, and I'm feeding him haloperidol.” Accordingly, the quality of treatment decreases. Such psychiatrists worked in our hospital, but they were of little use.
Being a religious psychiatrist is just as harmful as being an atheist priest.
In principle, this should not interfere in any way. Psychiatrists study mental disorders, that is, certain disorders of brain function, and the doctor may well believe in the divine origin of both the person in general and his brain in particular; this does not contradict the thirst for knowledge. In the same way, you may want to understand the design of a car engine without having the slightest idea about its origin.
Of course, faith should not go beyond certain limits, beyond which the concept of non-interference with the divine plan begins, which may prohibit the treatment of a person as such.
If you had asked about an evolutionary biologist or paleontologist, the answer would probably have been different.