Paranoia as a cultural phenomenon: treatment of an Indian physician

Am J Psychother. 1985 Oct;39(4):587-92. doi: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1985.39.4.587.

Abstract

Paranoia can only be understood within the context of the culture to which the individual belongs. A case history of a paranoid disorder in an Indian physician is presented, and the diagnostic and treatment dilemmas are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cultural Characteristics*
  • Culture*
  • Delusions / psychology
  • Humans
  • India / ethnology
  • Male
  • Paranoid Disorders / psychology
  • Paranoid Disorders / therapy*
  • Psychotherapy*
  • United States