Discussion:
Shamanism in Psychology
As a forensic psychologist you will spend the majority of your time evaluating clients. A cultural understanding will certainly aide in this task. Treatment providers have the same challenge. We recently had a young Hispanic man in custody who was psychotic. He believed he was the devil. The only way we could get him to comply and take medications prescribed was to bring in a Shaman (Witch Doctor) who encouraged him to take the medication.
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