Ohaeri J U
Department of Psychiatry, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
J Natl Med Assoc. 1992 Jun;84(6):521-3.
The supernatural fears associated with the experience of isolated sleep paralysis in the culture of developing countries is sometimes associated with the evolution of somatic symptoms of psychological origin in patients predisposed to neurotic illness. Patients rarely spontaneously volunteer these fears and doctors pay them scant attention. Illustrative case histories that demonstrate the dynamics of the clinical presentation, as well as the treatment approach, are highlighted. It is hoped that doctors in general medical practice and in psychological medicine in developing countries where belief in supernatural causation of illness is rife will consider these factors in order to provide more effective treatment.
在发展中国家的文化中，与孤立性睡眠麻痹体验相关的超自然恐惧有时与易患神经症性疾病患者心理起源的躯体症状演变有关。患者很少主动说出这些恐惧，医生也很少关注它们。文中突出展示了说明临床表现动态以及治疗方法的典型病例史。希望在疾病超自然病因观念盛行的发展中国家，从事普通医学实践和心理医学的医生会考虑这些因素，以便提供更有效的治疗。
