Cultural Countertransference of Young Clinicians Facing a State of Possession: A Cultural Case Study.
Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry February 9, 2026 Manon Arminot, Lara Haghiri Ghazvini, Thierry Baubet et al.
Possession states are a well-known but a complex clinical aspect of transcultural psychiatry. How do young clinicians react when facing such symptoms? Starting from the case of a Somali patient suffering from possession states, treated in a transcultural consultation group, we will attempt to explain the cultural countertransference experienced by young clinicians who witnessed a trance. Using...