The Hopi Indian's mourning hallucinations.
One of the 76 alcoholic patients with hallucinations studied in an inpatient alcoholism service was a 24-year-old half-Hopi Pueblo Indian male, who developed a prolonged course of hallucinations after the death of his father. The author suggests that hallucinating experiences might be pathognomy-specific to the Hopi Indians' mourning process, to allow the release of their intensive feelings.
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003469:Culture; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006117:Grief; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D008297:Male; D008370:Manuals as Topic; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology