Open AccessUnusual cases of succubus: A cultural phenomenon manifesting as part of psychopathology
Author(s) -
Sandeep Grover,
Aseem Mehra,
Devakshi Dua
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/ipj.ipj_71_17
Subject(s) - phenomenon , demon , psychopathology , cultural phenomenon , psychology , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychiatry , psychoanalysis , epistemology , philosophy , sociology , anthropology
Succubus is also known as demon female lover who approaches males in their dreams to have sex. This is the phenomenon which is rarely described in psychiatric literature. It is more identified as a cultural belief in different religions. We report the two cases diagnosed with schizophrenia, who reported this rare phenomenon of succubus as part of their psychopathology and discuss the phenomenon of succubus.