Clusters of disaster: Superstition and the physician

Throughout history the belief in magic has existed in all cultures. This paper outlines the effects that some of these beliefs have on medical conditions and focuses on the magical belief that “things happen in threes.” Case histories are given in illustration, and the use of “counter magic” is desc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	General hospital psychiatry 1983-12, Vol.5 (4), p.279-284
1. Verfasser:	Blacher, Richard S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anxiety Disorders - psychology Attitude to Health Biological and medical sciences Depressive Disorder - psychology Female Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Miscellaneous Physician-Patient Relations Pregnancy Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Set (Psychology) Sick Role Superstitions Treatments
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Zusammenfassung:	Throughout history the belief in magic has existed in all cultures. This paper outlines the effects that some of these beliefs have on medical conditions and focuses on the magical belief that “things happen in threes.” Case histories are given in illustration, and the use of “counter magic” is described in the treatment of the anxieties evoked by the superstition.
ISSN:	0163-8343 1873-7714
DOI:	10.1016/0163-8343(83)90007-5