The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Rawalpindi - Islamabad

Volume 32, Number 1, Jan - Jul 2007

Case Report

Interview with Pareena

A case study of the Possession Syndrome

ABSTRACT

This is a case history of 26 years old man who claimed that he is possessed by a fairy called “Pareena”. He believed that spirit possession is a major cause of all his physical problems and that the evil spirit acts out through his body. (Rawal Med J 2007;32:89-90)

Key Words: Depression, possession, hysteria, conversion.

From Department of Psychiatry, shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad, Pakistan
Correspondence: Dr Fawad Kaiser, Asst Professor Shifa College of Medicine and Consultant Psychiatrist, Shifa International Hospital Islamabad. Email fawad_kaiser@hotmail.com
Received: August 18, 2006 Accepted: November 20, 2006

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