Possession Syndrome in Rural Nepal: A Case Study Examining Cultural, Clinical and Forensic Implications
Case Reports in Psychiatry 2025 Alok Atreya, Sabbu Maharjan, Samata Nepal et al. 1 citation
Possession state is a disorder of consciousness with substitution of the personality, which is claimed to be a spirit, a deity, a dead person or some other power. In rural Nepal these experiences are normalised and Hindu communities often attribute psychological conditions to a supernatural cause. We report the case of a 30-year-old woman who presented with acute-onset symptoms characterised by...