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The 'Puerto Rican syndrome' in psychiatry and ESPIRITISMOessay 1977 • Garrison, Vivian
Puerto Ricans (Mainland) • North America > Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Garrison studied Spanish-speaking psychiatric patients and clients at several CENTROS. This article is about one patient in particular, named Maria, and her ATAQUE and subsequent treatment. Ga...Doctor, espiritista or psychiatrist?article 1977 • Garrison, Vivian
Puerto Ricans (Mainland) • North America > Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
This is a study of Puerto Rican folk medicine referred to as 'Spiritualism' (ESPIRITUALISMO), which has it's roots in Santería, an Afro-American syncretic cult; Spiritism (ESPIRITISMO), a sout...