Two detailed case histories of young people possessed by spirits are presented to show that expressions of distress are shaped by cultural beliefs from the very inception. It stands in marked contrast to the Western psychiatric view of posses-sion beliefs as cultural explanations offered for underlying pathological processes. This has serious implications for the practice of psychiatry in increasingly multi cultural societies
Cultural pluralism that characterises many major urban centres, especially London, underscores needs...
This thesis reviews the cultural history of western depressive symptoms and critically examines the ...
We present a literature review on trauma exposure and spirit possession in low- and middle-income co...
This thesis investigates the role of culture in the experience of distress and depression amongst Br...
BackgroundPossession states are still commonly seen in developing societies as acceptable cultural p...
There is strong evidence of inequalities in mental healthcare access, experiences and outcomes for s...
Religious and cultural issues have become increasingly important in the field of psychiatry. We pres...
The cross-cultural validity of dissociative possession and trance disorders is a matter of some deba...
The migrations of modern times have exposed psychiatrists and other medical experts to elements from...
Human nature is very complex and it is constantly influenced by external socio-cultural processes, w...
The focus of this article is on the individual's specific experience of his personality being posses...
Four Israelijewish persons ofMiddle Eastern cultural heritage pre-sentedfor consultationfollowing un...
Spirit possession has been documented in human history and evidence of it, still exists globally. In...
<p>Possession is a culture related syndrome, commonly found in Indonesia including Bali. We can see ...
Longitudinal medical research studies undertaken on an international scale by the World Health Organ...
Cultural pluralism that characterises many major urban centres, especially London, underscores needs...
This thesis reviews the cultural history of western depressive symptoms and critically examines the ...
We present a literature review on trauma exposure and spirit possession in low- and middle-income co...
This thesis investigates the role of culture in the experience of distress and depression amongst Br...
BackgroundPossession states are still commonly seen in developing societies as acceptable cultural p...
There is strong evidence of inequalities in mental healthcare access, experiences and outcomes for s...
Religious and cultural issues have become increasingly important in the field of psychiatry. We pres...
The cross-cultural validity of dissociative possession and trance disorders is a matter of some deba...
The migrations of modern times have exposed psychiatrists and other medical experts to elements from...
Human nature is very complex and it is constantly influenced by external socio-cultural processes, w...
The focus of this article is on the individual's specific experience of his personality being posses...
Four Israelijewish persons ofMiddle Eastern cultural heritage pre-sentedfor consultationfollowing un...
Spirit possession has been documented in human history and evidence of it, still exists globally. In...
<p>Possession is a culture related syndrome, commonly found in Indonesia including Bali. We can see ...
Longitudinal medical research studies undertaken on an international scale by the World Health Organ...
Cultural pluralism that characterises many major urban centres, especially London, underscores needs...
This thesis reviews the cultural history of western depressive symptoms and critically examines the ...
We present a literature review on trauma exposure and spirit possession in low- and middle-income co...