Spirit possession and exorcism in the treatment of a bedouin psychiatric patient

Clinical Social Work Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 211-222

  Al Krenawi, Alean ^a   Graham, John R ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bedouin; Exorcisim; Integration; Mental health; Spirit possession

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031489238     PISSN: 00911674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025714626136     Document Type: Article

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