Psychosis, Spirit Possession and Child Sexual Abuse: A Jungian, Depth and Liberation Psychology Perspective

This distinctive volume examines the psychological claims of spirit possession and psychosis as they are linked to child sexual abuse, intimate partner violence, and poor mental health.

Hazel Da Breo, PhD, is a Canadian-Caribbean scholar-practitioner who has co-authored three academic texts on Child Sexual Abuse (Palgrave MacMillan) and numerous articles on a variety of psychological subjects. Da Breo is a graduate of master’s degree programs in Depth Psychology (Pacifica Graduate Institute), Adult Education (Yorkville University) and Art History (York University). Her PhD in Psychotherapeutic Counseling is from the Open International University. She is Assistant Professor of Psychology at St. George’s University, and her current research interests include the Neuroscience of Trauma, Cultural Psychiatry and Islamic Psychology.