Tourette's syndrome: from demonic possession and psychoanalysis to the discovery of gene by Francisco M.B. Germiniani, Anna Paula P. Miranda, Peter Ferenczy, Renato P. Munhoz, Hélio A.G. Teive

“…In this paper we make a brief historical review of the hypothesis concerning the etiology of Tourette's syndrome (TS), focusing on varying trends over time: at first, its presumed relation to witchcraft and demonic possessions, followed by the psychoanalytical theory, which attributed TS to a masturbatory equivalent. …”
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Witchcraft, Demonic Possession and Exorcism: The Problem of Evidence in Two Shakespearean Plays by Simona Laghi

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Louis Torres. Demons or Angels: Demonic Possession. Gaston, OR: Torres LC Ministries, 2013. by Kwabena Donkor

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Interdisciplinary Review of Demonic Possession Between 1980 and 2023: A Compendium of Scientific Cases by Álex Escolà-Gascón, Maria Ovalle, Luke Matthews

“…The likelihood of discovering new, truly unexplained cases of demonic possession in the future is estimated at 0.0031, with a 0.0023 probability of encountering five such cases in a single year. …”
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Louis Torres. Demons or Angels: Demonic Possession. Gaston, OR: Torres LC Ministries, 2013. by Kwabena Donkor, Florin Oroșanu

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Louis Torres. Demons or Angels: Demonic Possession. Gaston, OR: Torres LC Ministries, 2013. by Kwabena Donkor

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An Investigation on Demonic influences on human beings: Demonic Oppression or Demonic Possession: The Role of the Holy Spirit by Prof. Dr Godfrey Harold, Rev. Euginio Nel

“…For instance, how does one differentiate between demonic possession and demonic oppression? Is there a difference? …”
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Humans as Animals, Animals as Humans in Seventeenth-Century Russia by Charles J Halperin, Ann M Kleimola

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Sihr (Sorcery) in Sweden by Michael Marlow

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“Such Fictitious Evil Spirits”: Adriaan Koerbagh’s Rejection of Biblical Demons and Demonic Possession in <i>A Light Shining in Dark Places</i> (1668) by Ismael del Olmo

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Les langages des diables et des âmes perdues des incrédules. Un cas de possession collective dans la République de Venise au XVIIIe siècle by Federico Barbierato

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Jesus en demoonuitdrywing: ’n ondersoek na Jesus se hantering van demone volgens die Evangelies by F. P. Viljoen

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Fakecraft by Paul Christopher Johnson

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Theology and Psychiatry by Christopher C. H. Cook

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Criteria for the diagnosis and recognition of possession: a multidimensional perspective by Borys Jacek Soiński

“…On the basis of both psychological and theological criteria, it is possible to recognize psychopathological states and demonic possession in multidimensional terms. This allows the author to distinguish four situations: (1) health, (2) psychopathological possession, (3) demonic possession of a mentally healthy person, and (4) coexistence of demonic possession with psychiatric disorders. …”
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La melanconia delle streghe e delle possedute. Aspetti del dibattito medico-demonologico in Francia tra Cinquecento e Seicento by Cristina DESSI'

“…Their works, together with those of other doctors who intervened directly in the trials for witchcraft and demonic possession, contributed to the process of naturalizing demonopathic phenomena in France. *** This article has been published Online First on 15.06.2018 and later included in the full 2018 journal issue ***…”
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Psychological characteristics of mythical fears in young people belonging to the traditional Islamic confession by Razet E. Grimsoltanova, Zayaudin О. Batygov, Vladimir Т. Fomenko, Aleksei А. Shchetinin, Ol'ga V. Tel'nova, Taisiya E. Grimsoltanova

“…For studying the representations of demonic possession the authors developed a special questionnaire consisting of 5 scales. …”
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The Demons of Judas and Mary Magdalene in Medieval Art by Elena Monzón Pertejo, Victoria Bernad López

“…There are few specific studies on the demonic possession of Judas and Mary Magdalene, especially as regards the representation of these demons in medieval art. …”
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Seeking Holy for Next Shrine. Luisa Benites and her Fight against the Demon by Martina Vinatea

“…In this work, only references to Juana Luisa Benites, the first nun to give indications of possible demonic possession, will be addressed in the aforementioned convent.…”
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A brief history of psychosurgery by K Priya Nayak, A T Safeekh

“…Our understanding of aetiology of psychiatric disorders has evolved from demonic possession to specific neurobiological mechanism. …”
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