The old hag phenomenon as sleep paralysis
A biocultural interpretation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18930342 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert C Ness (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 15-39 |
| Publication date | 1978-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Medicine and Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0165-005X • E-ISSN: 1573-076X |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/bf00052448 |
| PMID | 699620 |
| OpenAlex | W2033653836 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 39 |
Cognition · Epistemology · Linguistics · Paralysis · Phenomenon · Psychiatry · Sleep disorder · Sleep paralysis · Computer Science · Medicine · Neuroscience · Neuroscience of respiration and sleep · Philosophy · Psychology · Sleep and related disorders · Sleep and Wakefulness Research
Attack of the Grotesque
Is gnetke a sleep paralysis? The un usual between folkloristic and medical classifications
Hypnagogic and Hypnopompic Hallucinations during Sleep Paralysis
Strange, Incredible and Impossible Things
Prevalence and Illness Beliefs of Sleep Paralysis among Chinese Psychiatric Patients in China and the United States
Rates and Characteristics of Sleep Paralysis in the General Population of Denmark and Egypt
Hallucinations and Hallucinogens
Ethnomedical pathogenesis and Hmong immigrants' sudden nocturnal deaths
Cultural Explanations of Sleep Paralysis in Italy
Panic Disorder in African-Americans
Comorbidity
Cultural Variation in the Clinical Presentation of Sleep Paralysis
Culturally interpreted symptoms or culture-bound syndromes
Comparative Prevalence of Isolated Sleep Paralysis in Kuwaiti, Sudanese, and American College Students
Emotional Practice and Bodily Performance in Early Modern Vampire Literature
Phenomenology and Interpretations of Sleep Paralysis with an Aotearoa New Zealand Sample
Medical Condition, Demon or Undead Corpse? Sleep Paralysis and the Nightmare in Medieval Europe
Simons and Hughes, the culture-bound syndromes
The Nightmare Experience, Sleep Paralysis, and Witchcraft Accusations
The prevalence of sleep paralysis among Canadian and Japanese college students
Refugee stress and folk belief
Sleep paralysis-associated sensed presence as a possible manifestation of social anxiety
Beliefs about sleep paralysis in Turkey
Sleep paralysis in Italy
Sleep Paralysis in African Americans with Panic Disorder
Hallucinations and Sensory Overrides
A Bounded Affinity Theory of Religion and the Paranormal
Part III
A witch has no horn
Meaning in Anthropology
Problems Implicit in the Cultural and Social Study of Depression
Sleep Paralysis and Combat Fatigue
Mental Health Research in Asia and the Pacific
An Index of Symptom and Disease in Zulu Culture
Ethnic Origins, Educational Level, and Responses to a Health Questionnaire
The relationship between medical and psychiatric symptoms
Changing Perspectives in Mental Illness
Psychological Anthropology
Acculturation, Self-Identification, and Personality Adjustment1
"Wild Man" Behavior in a New Guinea Highlands Community1
| Unique citing works | 29 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 1980 - 2026 (47) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 29 |