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Cultic Studies Review, Vol. 3, No. 3, 2004

 

Second Thoughts on Cultic Involvement and Addictive Relationships

Miguel Perlado


Abstract


In this article, certain analogies between drug addiction and cultic involvement are reviewed. From clinical experiences, we propose that in some cases cultic commitment involves a similar symptomatic profile as that observed in other addictive attachments. Moreover, we aim to include cultic addiction within the category of addictive relationships without drugs, thus reviewing some considerations about them.
 

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Perlado, Miguel: "Clinical and Diagnostic Issues of Cultism: Group Dependence Disorder" - abstrat
Perlado, Miguel: "Second Thoughts on Cultic Involvement and Addictive Relationships" - abstract

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