title: A sociopsychiatric study of an Egyptian phenomenon.
abstract: The occurrence of a religious phenomenon in Egypt after the 1967 Egyptian-Israeli war is described. It is related to the loss of self-esteem sustained by the demoralized and humiliated nation. The psychological impact of the religious phenomenon is illustrated by successful cures of some formerly hopeless cases.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004534:Egypt; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007046:Hysteria / Q000523:psychology; D008602:Mental Healing; D012069:Religion and Psychology