Pathological spirit possession as a cultural interpretation of trauma-related symptoms.
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Pathological spirit possession as a cultural interpretation of trauma-related symptoms.
OBJECTIVE Spirit possession is a phenomenon frequently occurring in war-torn countries. It has been shown to be an idiom of distress entailing dissociative symptoms. However, its association with trauma exposure and trauma-related disorders remains unclear. This study aimed to explore subjective disease models and the relationship between pathological spirit possession and trauma-related disord...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1942-969X,1942-9681
DOI: 10.1037/tra0000117