Characteristics of Recurrent Visions of the Nonphysical World Among Cognitively Unimpaired Elders of the Ojibwe Tribal Nation.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Visual hallucinations are a core feature of dementia with Lewy bodies and primary psychiatric disease, yet identification of a hallucination vs normal spiritual experience depends on cultural context. Almost no information exists in the medical literature regarding normal spiritual experiences in American Indian participants in the context of a neurocognitive evaluation.

Objective

To assess the characteristics of a normal spiritual experience in an Ojibwe Tribal Nation.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted between August 1, 2021, and August 31, 2022, among an Ojibwe Tribal Nation in northern Minnesota. Participants were evaluated at their tribal nation clinic. Cognitively unimpaired tribal Elders who were e

SUBMITTER: Mantyh WG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10585403 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature