Possession Syndrome Occurring in a Family: A Case Report
Possession may happen under acute stress and is more common in people who are religious and those believe in God. The disorder also happens when someone believes in black magic and feels that someone has cast a spell or done this to him or her. It can also happen as a part of a delusion when one fee...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publisher
2024-07-01
|
| Series: | Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.ijiapp.com/doi/IJPP/pdf/10.5005/jp-journals-10067-0171 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1849735668227375104 |
|---|---|
| author | Rucha Sule Himanshi Bansal Sagar Karia Avinash Desousa |
| author_facet | Rucha Sule Himanshi Bansal Sagar Karia Avinash Desousa |
| author_sort | Rucha Sule |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Possession may happen under acute stress and is more common in people who are religious and those believe in God. The disorder also happens when someone believes in black magic and feels that someone has cast a spell or done this to him or her. It can also happen as a part of a delusion when one feels that one has been possessed by a witch or evil spirit and the same is a part of a delusional system as seen in schizophrenia. Hereby we present a case of possession seen in one member of the family which later led to other family members getting affected. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-5101cb42e60b47e2b9b1182ff7bcfa87 |
| institution | DOAJ |
| issn | 2319-5363 2583-4010 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2024-07-01 |
| publisher | Jaypee Brothers Medical Publisher |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry |
| spelling | doaj-art-5101cb42e60b47e2b9b1182ff7bcfa872025-08-20T03:07:31ZengJaypee Brothers Medical PublisherIndian Journal of Private Psychiatry2319-53632583-40102024-07-01182969710.5005/jp-journals-10067-017112Possession Syndrome Occurring in a Family: A Case ReportRucha Sule0Himanshi Bansal1Sagar Karia2Avinash Desousa3Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaSagar Karia, Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Phone: +91 9594530457Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaPossession may happen under acute stress and is more common in people who are religious and those believe in God. The disorder also happens when someone believes in black magic and feels that someone has cast a spell or done this to him or her. It can also happen as a part of a delusion when one feels that one has been possessed by a witch or evil spirit and the same is a part of a delusional system as seen in schizophrenia. Hereby we present a case of possession seen in one member of the family which later led to other family members getting affected.https://www.ijiapp.com/doi/IJPP/pdf/10.5005/jp-journals-10067-0171case reportdelusionfamilypossessionschizophrenia |
| spellingShingle | Rucha Sule Himanshi Bansal Sagar Karia Avinash Desousa Possession Syndrome Occurring in a Family: A Case Report Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry case report delusion family possession schizophrenia |
| title | Possession Syndrome Occurring in a Family: A Case Report |
| title_full | Possession Syndrome Occurring in a Family: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Possession Syndrome Occurring in a Family: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Possession Syndrome Occurring in a Family: A Case Report |
| title_short | Possession Syndrome Occurring in a Family: A Case Report |
| title_sort | possession syndrome occurring in a family a case report |
| topic | case report delusion family possession schizophrenia |
| url | https://www.ijiapp.com/doi/IJPP/pdf/10.5005/jp-journals-10067-0171 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT ruchasule possessionsyndromeoccurringinafamilyacasereport AT himanshibansal possessionsyndromeoccurringinafamilyacasereport AT sagarkaria possessionsyndromeoccurringinafamilyacasereport AT avinashdesousa possessionsyndromeoccurringinafamilyacasereport |