Deliverance, demonic possession, and mental illness: some considerations for mental health professionals
This paper outlines an unconventional treatment for mental illness, the exorcism or deliverance ritual used by Pentecostals and some other charismatic Christians. Deliverance beliefs and practices are based on the assumption that both mental and physical ills result from possession of the sufferer b...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2013
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Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2013, Volume: 16, Issue: 6, Pages: 595-611 |
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evidence-based practice
B faith-based interventions B deliverance practices B faith-based mental health theories B Professional Ethics |
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