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Published Online: 1981, pp. 1–156

Multiple Personality in India: Comparison with Hysterical Possession State

Vijoy K. Varma, M.B., M.S., F.R.C. Psych., Manjeet Bouri, M.D., and Narendra N. Wig, M.D., F.R.C. Psych.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 35, Number 1

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1981.35.1.113

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Abstract

A case of multiple personality has been reported from India and the condition compared with hysterical possession state. The documented high incidence of hysterical possession in India has been related to religious beliefs of polytheism and reincarnation and the apparently higher incidence of multiple personality in the West to social approval of role-playing.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 35 • Number 1 • 1981, pp. 1–156

Pages: 113 - 120

PubMed: 7258407

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Published in print: 1981, pp. 1–156

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Vijoy K. Varma, M.B., M.S., F.R.C. Psych.^*

Chandigarh, India

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Manjeet Bouri, M.D.^†

LaCrosse, Wisc.

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Narendra N. Wig, M.D., F.R.C. Psych.^‡

New Delhi, India

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Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh—160012, India.

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Dept. of Psychiatry, Gundersen Clinic, La Crosse, Wisc.

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Professor of Psychiatry, ALL Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.

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Multiple Personality in India: Comparison with Hysterical Possession State

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