Schizophrenia stands as one of the most studied and storied disorders in the history of
clinical psychology; however, it remains a nexus of conflicting and competing …

How can we study significant cognitive differences within social groups anthropologically?
Attempting to do so challenges some of the discipline's most cherished methodological …

How can sociology explain the emergence of mental disorders in societies or individuals?
This authoritative book makes a case for the renewal of the sociology of mental illness …

The cross-cultural practice of shamanism reflects an innate capacity for altered states of
consciousness (ASC's) that are elicited by stress, deliberately sought in shamanic rituals …

This special issue reports the findings of the Mind and Spirit project. We ask whether
different understandings of 'mind', broadly construed, might shape the ways that people …

People living with mental health challenges are not excluded from God's love or even the
fullness of life promised by Jesus. Unfortunately, this hope is often lost amid the well …

In this paper I explore Walter Benjamin's complex thoughts about the concept of experience
to illuminate a central paradox when thinking about madness. This paradox concerns the …

There has been great interest in the hallucination-like events experienced by the general
nonclinical population. Many psychiatric scientists have come to identify these as part of a …

Abstract The Narratives of Neurodiversity Network (NNN) is a neurodivergent academic,
creative, and educator collective that came together with allies during the Covid-19 …

Culturally and contextually valid measurement of psychological distress is critical, given the
increasing numbers of forcibly displaced people and transnational migration. This study …