Enfance et Adolescence

An adolescent vampire cult in rural America: clinical issues and case study.

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev . 1999;29 (3) :209-19

Résumé

The emergence of cult related activities in rural America are examined. Cults and their attraction to adolescents are addressed as are methods of cult indoctrination and a profile of cult members and their leader. Clinical management along with a rationale for the attraction of some adolescents to cults are discussed. A case study of a vampire cult and the psychopathology identified in the leader of the cult are provided. Import for clinicians is offered.

Tous les articles