James L Mathis
Biographic Data
| ID | 8874363 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James L Mathis |
| GIVEN NAMES | James L |
| FAMILY NAME | Mathis |
| SIGNATURE | MATHIS J L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Greenville College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1964 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Problems of Psychiatry in General Practice
A Sophisticated Version of Voodoo Death
A case is presented in which severe and eventually fatal asthma developed in a previously healthy adult male following his mother's prophecy of “dire results” if he went counter to her wishes. An indirect connection is suggested between the mother's death wish and the outcome. It is postulated that fatal psychosomatic conditions can be modifications of the more primitive and direct “voodoo death.” A brief discussion is given of the psychogenic fa…
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A Sophisticated Version of Voodoo Death
A case is presented in which severe and eventually fatal asthma developed in a previously healthy adult male following his mother's prophecy of “dire results” if he went counter to her wishes. An indirect connection is suggested between the mother's death wish and the outcome. It is postulated that fatal psychosomatic conditions can be modifications of the more primitive and direct “voodoo death.” A brief discussion is given of the psychogenic fa…
Problems of Psychiatry in General Practice
Chemistry (1 works) · Child and Adolescent Health (1 works) · Medicine (1 works) · MEDLINE (1 works) · Mental Health and Psychiatry (1 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (1 works) · Psychiatry (1 works) · Psychoanalysis (1 works) · Psychology (1 works) · Psychotherapist (1 works)