Devakshi Dua

Unusual cases of succubus: A cultural phenomenon manifesting as part of psychopathology.

Industrial Psychiatry Journal 2018 Sandeep Grover, Aseem Mehra, Devakshi Dua

Succubus is also known as demon female lover who approaches males in their dreams to have sex. This is the phenomenon which is rarely described in psychiatric literature. It is more identified as a cultural belief in different religions. We report the two cases diagnosed with schizophrenia, who reported this rare phenomenon of succubus as part of their psychopathology and discuss the phenomenon...