A Sophisticated Version of Voodoo Death
Report of a Case
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19307154 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James L Mathis (University of Oklahoma Medical Center, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1964 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 104-107 |
| Publication date | 1964-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychosomatic Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-3174 • E-ISSN: 1534-7796 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/00006842-196403000-00002 |
| PMID | 14132972 |
| OpenAlex | W2317839745 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 1 |
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 factors involved
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A Psychophysiological Interpretation of Voodoo Illness and Voodoo Death
The Curious 2000-Year Case of Asthma
Psychosocial predictors of sudden death
Jamaican vomiting sickness
Unexpected Death in a Patient who Wished to Die
Voodoo and Sudden Death
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 1969 - 2000 (32) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |