Monday, 4 July 2016
Psychiatry and Possession
Is it possible to be a sophisticated psychiatrist and believe that evil spirits are, however seldom, assailing humans? Most of my scientific
colleagues and friends say no, because of their frequent contact with
patients who are deluded about demons, their general skepticism of the
supernatural, and their commitment to employ only standard,
peer-reviewed treatments that do not potentially mislead (a definite
risk) or harm vulnerable patients. But careful observation of the
evidence presented to me in my career has led me to believe that certain
extremely uncommon cases can be explained no other way.
Labels:
exorcism,
health,
materialism,
psychiatry,
psychology,
religion,
scepticism
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