Brazilian Spiritist psychiatric and mediumship studies at the University of São Paulo

Record summary

Brazilian researchers, including Alexander Moreira-Almeida and collaborators, have studied mediumship, dissociation, mental health, religious experience, and the biographies of Spiritist practitioners. The work is relevant because it tests whether mediumistic experiences necessarily correspond to psychiatric disorder while also examining cultural context and functioning. Some studies use structured interviews, psychometric instruments, or case comparisons; they do not establish communication with the dead. Researchers should distinguish clinical findings, phenomenological descriptions, and parapsychological interpretations across separate publications.