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Exorcism as psychiatric treatment: A homosexual case study

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A case of exorcism as apparently successful treatment for transsexualism has previously been reported. The actual procedure in a similar case of exorcism by a psychiatrist is reported, together with details of the outcome and a discussion of theoretical, applied, and ethical aspects of the case.

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  1. Michael W. Ross Ph.D.

    Present address: Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Flinders University of South Australia, SA 5042, Bedford Park, Australia

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  1. Institute of Sociology, University of Helsinki, Finland

    Michael W. Ross Ph.D. & Olli W. Stålström

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Ross, M.W., Stålström, O.W. Exorcism as psychiatric treatment: A homosexual case study. Arch Sex Behav 8, 379–383 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01541881

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