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Jacob R. Weiss

1 paper in the library · 1 citation · publishing 2024

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“The Demons Made Me Do It”

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 2024 Jacob R. Weiss, Monica Sharobeam, Justin Faden 1 citation

Throughout history, mental illness has often been attributed to witchcraft or possession by malicious entities (Ventriglio et al. , 2018). Current opinions vary but suggest that supernatural beliefs exist on a continuum from overvalued ideas to delusions, and the line between culturally sanctioned possession and mental illness is blurry (Ventriglio et al. , 2018). Many cultures today may...