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This paper, presented to the Texas Neuropsychiatric Association in Dallas, May, 1967, for the 100th Annual Session of the Texas Medical Association, received the Guy Witt Memorial Award presented by the Texas Branch of the American Psychiatric Association in 1967. The author is indebted to Judith Johansen for her great help with the biblical portions of the paper.

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Johansen, K.H. Psychiatry and religion: A proposal. J Relig Health 7, 254–268 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01532518

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