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. 2000 Jan-Feb;34(1):35-46.

[The issue of cults in psychiatry]

[Article in Polish]
A Bilikiewicz  1 , B Pietraszczyk-Kedziora
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  • PMID: 10853355

[The issue of cults in psychiatry]

[Article in Polish]
A Bilikiewicz et al. Psychiatr Pol. 2000 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

The cult indoctrination, mechanisms operating within sects, manipulation techniques and the role of the leader are presented in the article. Authors discuss personality features and situational factors leading to cult-entering and psychopathological effects on cult members. There are also the basics of brainwashing and its efficiency included, followed by the psychiatrists and families position in diagnosing and therapy of cultists.

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