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...

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Main Authors: Rucha Sule, Himanshi Bansal, Sagar Karia, Avinash Desousa
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Language:English
Published: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publisher 2024-07-01
Series:Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.ijiapp.com/doi/IJPP/pdf/10.5005/jp-journals-10067-0171
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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.
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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
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