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A witch defended by a psychiatrist

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Manohar Dhadphale
Manohar Dhadphale*
Affiliation:
Kamala Nehru Hospital, Pune, India, email Manohar_dhadphale@yahoo.co.uk
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Abstract

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Some 40 years ago I was at a loss when I was summoned as an expert witness in an indigenous tribal court to defend a witness accused of witchcraft. The experience shows how the psychiatrist's work requires knowledge of an individual's spiritual framework.

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BJPsych International , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , May 2015 , pp. 49 - 50
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 2015

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