Hysteria has been described from biblical times. It changed its name many times over the years. Possession states and pseudoseizures are subtypes of hysteria. With two major diagnostic classifications, DSM 5 ICD 10 separating hysteria into different subcategories with dissimilar names, confusion for clinicians compounded. Fortunately, upcoming 11 taken a sensible approach describing all types u...

This study discusses the occurrence of possession disorders in Makassar. The method used is a qualitative grounded theory with data collection using semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions. participants were three women, each whom had experienced at least two disorders. criteria for disorder refer to PPDGJ III. results indicated that parenting, role father figure, relationship mo...

We report the findings of a programmatic series of studies designed to investigate the cognitive underpinnings of cross-culturally recurrent forms of possession belief. Possession phenomena are frequently portrayed in the anthropological literature as incompatible with common cultural assumptions and biases guiding Western notions of ‘‘self’’ and ‘‘personhood’’ and as resisting generalization a...

Anindobothrium n. gen. is proposed to accommodate Caulobothrium anacolum inhabiting Himantura schmardae from Colombia, and 2 new species, one inhabiting Potamotrygon orbigny in Brazil and the other inhabiting Paratrygon aereiba in Venezuela. Members of the new genus resemble members of Pararhinebothroides, Rhinebothroides, and Anthocephalum by having bothridia with poorly differentiated apical ...