title: Palmistry, tarot cards, and psychotherapy.
abstract: The author summarizes his experience with palm and Tarot card readers in New Orleans. The history, practice, and psychodynamics of palmistry and Tarot are explored. It's postulated that these practices are forms of archaic psychotherapy, which employ supportive treatment and placebo. These tactics are used to elicit hope for its clients.
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University Adult Psychiatry Residency Program, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: Nicholas G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Pejic
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D008192:Deception; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*