| Literature DB >> 10080963 |
T W Miller1, L J Veltkamp, R F Kraus, T Lane, T Heister.
Abstract
The emergence of cult related activities in rural America are examined. Cults and their attraction to adolescents are addressed as are methods of cult indoctrination and a profile of cult members and their leader. Clinical management along with a rationale for the attraction of some adolescents to cults are discussed. A case study of a vampire cult and the psychopathology identified in the leader of the cult are provided. Import for clinicians is offered.Mesh:
Year: 1999 PMID: 10080963 DOI: 10.1023/a:1022613007676
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Child Psychiatry Hum Dev ISSN: 0009-398X