"Djinnati," a possession state in Baloochistan, Iran

Journal of Trauma Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 147-155

  Kianpoor, M ^a   Rhoades Jr , George F ^b  

^a ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Ola Hou Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture bound syndrome; Dissociation; Dissociative identity disorder; Djinnati; Local healer; Multiple personality; Patriarchal; Possession

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748855771     PISSN: 15362922     EISSN: 15362930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J189v04n01_10     Document Type: Article

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