References
- Cheng K. ‘My husband is possessed by a jinn’: a case study in transcultural mental health. Australas Psychiatry. 2017;25:471–473.
- Freud S. Civilization and its discontents. New York (NY): Norton; 1961.
- Sargant W. The Mind Possessed. London (UK): Heinemann; 1973.
- Pierre M. Faith or delusion? At the crossroads of religion and psychosis. J Psychiatr Pract. 2001;7:163–172.
- Whitley R. Religious competence as cultural competence. Transcult Psychiatry. 2012; 49:245–260.
- Moreira-Almeida A, Neto FL, Koenig HG. Religiousness and mental health: a review. Rev Bras Psiquiatr. 2006;28:242–250.
- Mishra A, Das B, Goyal N. Religiosity and religious delusions in schizophrenia - an observational study in a Hindu population. Asian J Psychiatr. 2018;32:35–39.
- Yip KS. Traditional Chinese religious beliefs and superstitions in delusions and hallucinations of Chinese schizophrenic patients. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2003;49:97–111.
- Huang CL-C, Shang C-Y, Shieh M-S, et al. The interactions between religion, religiosity, religious delusion/hallucination, and treatment-seeking behavior among schizophrenic patients in Taiwan. Psychiatry Res. 2011;187:347–353.
- Kirov G, Kemp R, Kirov K, et al. Religious faith after psychotic illness. Psychopathology. 1998;31:234–245.
- Al-Adawi SM, Martin RG, Al-Salmi A. Group distress and healing. Ment Health Relig Cult. 2001;4:47–61.
- Endrawes G, O?Brien L, Wilkes L. Mental illness and Egyptian families. Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2007;16:178–187.
- Bakhshani NM, Hosseinbore N, Kianpoor M. Djinnati syndrome: symptoms and prevalence in rural population of Baluchistan (southeast of Iran). Asian J Psychiatr. 2013;6:566–570.
- Lim A, Hoek HW, Blom JD. The attribution of psychotic symptoms to jinn in Islamic patients. Transcult Psychiatry. 2015;52:18–32.
- Gearing RE, Alonzo D, Smolak A, et al. Association of religion with delusions and hallucinations in the context of schizophrenia: Implications for engagement and adherence. Schizophr Res. 2011;126:150–163.
- Ng F. The interface between religion and psychosis. Australas Psychiatry. 2007;15:62–66.
- Persinger MA. The neuropsychiatry of paranormal experiences. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2001;13:515–524.
- Delmonte R, Lucchetti G, Moreira-Almeida A, et al. Can the DSM-5 differentiate between nonpathological possession and dissociative identity disorder? A case study from an Afro-Brazilian religion. J Trauma Dissociation. 2016;17:322–337.
- Dalenberg C, Bethany B, David G, et al. Evaluation of the evidence for the trauma and fantasy models of dissociation. Psychol Bull. 2012;138:550–588.
- Schaffler Y, Cardeña E, Reijman S, et al. Traumatic experience and somatoform dissociation among spirit possession practitioners in the Dominican Republic. Cult Med Psychiatry. 2016;40:74–99.
- Hecker T, Braitmayer L, Van Duijl M. Global mental health and trauma exposure: the current evidence for the relationship between traumatic experiences and spirit possession. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2015;6:29126.
- Bhavsar V, Ventriglio A, Bhugra D. Dissociative trance and spirit possession: challenges for cultures in transition. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2016;70:551–559.
- Connell A, Koen L, Niehaus D, et al. Religious delusions in a Xhosa schizophrenia population. J Relig Health. 2015;54:1555–1562.
- Sorsdahl K, Stein DJ, Grimsrud A, et al. Traditional healers in the treatment of common mental disorders in South Africa. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2009;197:434–441.
- Wen JK. Folk belief, illness behavior and mental health in Taiwan. Changgeng Yi Xue Za Zhi. 1998;21:1–12.