Possession States: Approaches to Clinical Evaluation and Classification

Autor: S. McCormick, D. C. Goff
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 1992
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Zdroj: Behavioural Neurology, Vol 5, Iss 3, Pp 161-167 (1992)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0953-4180
1875-8584
DOI: 10.3233/BEN-1992-5304
Popis: The fields of anthropology and sociology have produced a large quantity of literature on possession states, physicians however rarely report on such phenomena. As a result clinical description of possession states has suffered, even though these states may be more common and less deviant than supposed. Both ICD-10 and DSM-IV may include specific criteria for possession disorders. The authors briefly review Western notions about possession and kindred states and present guidelines for evaluation and classification.
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