'Bhanamati' sorcery and psychopathology in south India. A clinical study.
We describe the patterns of illness attributed to sorcery among 209 patients who attended a special clinic in south India. Somatisation and conversion disorders accounted for the majority of patients, although several other psychiatric and medical disorders were also seen. Aspects of treatment of such patients in the sociocultural context are discussed.
Keshavan
M S
MS
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh.
Narayanan
H S
HS
Gangadhar
B N
BN
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008273:Magic; D008297:Male; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000523:psychology