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The British Journal of Psychiatry 154: 218-220 (1989)
© 1989 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

'Bhanamati' sorcery and psychopathology in south India. A clinical study

MS Keshavan, HS Narayanan and BN Gangadhar
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh.

We describe the patterns of illness attributed to sorcery among 209 patients who attended a special clinic in south India. Somatisation and conversion disorders accounted for the majority of patients, although several other psychiatric and medical disorders were also seen. Aspects of treatment of such patients in the sociocultural context are discussed.


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