6 August 2025 · First online (indexed publication record)
Betty Carakushansky Wainstock, Marcia Gomide, Júlio Silva and colleagues
Transcultural psychiatry · Qualitative mediumship case investigation
Researchers examined a letter attributed to a deceased son, separating generic, deducible and more specific information and considering what the account meant to his parents.
Method and scope
A filmed initial interaction was followed by letter analysis, three family interviews, checks of documents and objects, and a handwriting examination.
What to keep in mind
This is one family’s case. Some content was generic or deducible, and signature comparison included differences as well as similarities. Wider conclusions require independent replication.
Original paper & source
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DOI: 10.1177/13634615251357998
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