The Shaman and Schizophrenia, Revisited
Culture Medicine and Psychiatry November 30, 2023 Tanya M Luhrmann, John Dulin, Vivian Dzokoto 8 citations
This paper presents evidence that some-but not all-religious experts in a particular faith may have a schizophrenia-like psychotic process which is managed or mitigated by their religious practice, in that they are able to function effectively and are not identified by their community as ill. We conducted careful phenomenological interviews, in conjunction with a novel probe, with okomfo,...