The transcultural approach is indicated for complex cases where the cultural dimension is useful in fully understanding a problem. The cultural coding of certain symptoms, such as trance or possession, can be difficult to achieve in conventional individual therapy. The clinical case of Aïcha, originally from Morocco, referred by her psychiatrist for a transcultural opinion, illustrates a reflection on diagnostic elaboration in the face of possession by a djinn.
Keywords: clinique transculturelle; culture; diagnosis; diagnostic; diagnostic error; djinn; erreur diagnostique; migration; possession; transcultural clinic.
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