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...training. Describing the program at a recent meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Bergman explained that the ceremonials are based on a belief that disease is "caused by disharmony with the universe, including the universe of other men." To restore harmony, a medicine man or "singer" conducts a traditional "chantway," leading the ailing victim, his relatives and friends in a ritual of speeches and dancing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Navajo Psychotherapy | 6/12/1972 | See Source »

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