My transforming peak experience was diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenia.
A Siebert
New directions for mental health services 2000 DOI: 10.1002/yd.23320008811 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 1 |
| Population | A clinical psychologist |
| Topics | Mystical experience |
| Key findings | A transformational experience was misperceived as a schizophrenic breakdown, leading to hospitalization. |
Abstract
A clinical psychologist reveals how a breakthrough, transformational experience was perceived as a schizophrenic breakdown and led to his being placed on the back ward of a VA psychiatric hospital.
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