Hillard J R, Rockwell W J
JAMA. 1978 Oct 13;240(16):1742-4.
An intelligent, well-educated black woman from the rural South, through an interaction of psychopathology and cultural background, experienced dysesthesia as a conversion reaction and came to believe that she was the victim of witchcraft. After neurological evaluation showed no abnormalities, she was successfully treated with conventional psychotherapy. Belief in hexing or root work is still alive today and should be inquired about in patients with unusual symptoms and an appropriate cultural background.
一位来自美国南部农村、聪明且受过良好教育的黑人女性，由于精神病理学与文化背景的相互作用，将感觉异常体验为一种转换反应，并开始相信自己是巫术的受害者。在神经学评估显示无异常后，她通过传统心理治疗成功治愈。如今，对施咒或驱邪术的信仰仍然存在，对于有异常症状且有适当文化背景的患者，应该询问这方面的情况。
