Jinn Possession; a Case Report Exploring Symptom Formation in Trans-Cultural Psychiatry
Aims: We report on an Afghan refugee is in his 30s who presented to a Community Mental Health Recovery Service (CMHRS) with a two year history of visual and auditory disturbances and distressing persecutory beliefs revolving around 'Jinn'. This led to significant distress, a decline in fun...
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| description | Aims: We report on an Afghan refugee is in his 30s who presented to a Community Mental Health Recovery Service (CMHRS) with a two year history of visual and auditory disturbances and distressing persecutory beliefs revolving around 'Jinn'. This led to significant distress, a decline in functioning and shared experience with his wife also complaining of similar events. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e75a6434a80e44aabd87c8f22b7918262025-07-24T13:40:14ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-06-0111S322S32210.1192/bjo.2025.10783Jinn Possession; a Case Report Exploring Symptom Formation in Trans-Cultural PsychiatryGeorgina Edgerley-Harris0Mohammad Arbabi1Nilesh Tirbhowan2Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leatherhead, United KingdomSurrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leatherhead, United KingdomSussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton, United KingdomAims: We report on an Afghan refugee is in his 30s who presented to a Community Mental Health Recovery Service (CMHRS) with a two year history of visual and auditory disturbances and distressing persecutory beliefs revolving around 'Jinn'. This led to significant distress, a decline in functioning and shared experience with his wife also complaining of similar events.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425107837/type/journal_article |
| spellingShingle | Georgina Edgerley-Harris Mohammad Arbabi Nilesh Tirbhowan Jinn Possession; a Case Report Exploring Symptom Formation in Trans-Cultural Psychiatry BJPsych Open |
| title | Jinn Possession; a Case Report Exploring Symptom Formation in Trans-Cultural Psychiatry |
| title_full | Jinn Possession; a Case Report Exploring Symptom Formation in Trans-Cultural Psychiatry |
| title_fullStr | Jinn Possession; a Case Report Exploring Symptom Formation in Trans-Cultural Psychiatry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Jinn Possession; a Case Report Exploring Symptom Formation in Trans-Cultural Psychiatry |
| title_short | Jinn Possession; a Case Report Exploring Symptom Formation in Trans-Cultural Psychiatry |
| title_sort | jinn possession a case report exploring symptom formation in trans cultural psychiatry |
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