Mental Health and the Paranormal

Authors

Simon Dein, University College London and Durham University

DOI

10.24972/ijts.2012.31.1.61

Abstract

To date, there has been a dearth of work examining the relationships between paranormal

experiences and mental health. After defining paranormal experience and its prevalence,

I examine a number of areas related to paranormal experience and psychopathology: psi

and the unconscious, dissociation and fantasy proneness, schizotypy, transliminality and

reality monitoring, child abuse, reasoning and information processing, and transpersonal

psychology. Finally, I discuss the clinical implications of these findings.

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Recommended Citation

Dein, S. (2012). Dein, S. (2012). Mental health and the paranormal. International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 31(1), 61–74.. International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 31 (1). https://doi.org/10.24972/ijts.2012.31.1.61