A witch defended by a psychiatrist
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Some 40 years ago I was at a loss when I was summoned as an expert witness in an indigenous tribal court to defend a witness accused of witchcraft. The experience shows how the psychiatrist's work requires knowledge of an individual's spiritual framework.
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