Dissociative and psychotic experiences in Brazilian spiritist mediums [1]

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-58

  Moreira Almeida, Alexander ^a,b,c,e   Lotufo Neto, Francisco ^a   Greyson, Bruce ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Joao Evangelista Hospital   (Brazil)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; EXPERIENCE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

BRAZIL; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SPIRITUALISM;

EID: 33845779437     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000096365     Document Type: Letter

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