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Stephen Yulish was always interested in UFOs and was a member of NICAP and APRO in the
1960s after reading Project Bluebook. He studied astronomy and exobiology at
Case Western Reserve University and graduated in 1969. He eventually became a
History Professor at The University of Arizona for seven years where he visited
Allen Hyneck's Tucson group. He became interested in Bible Prophecy after he had
a headon collision with Jesus Christ in 1988. He is presently disabled with MS
and writes about endtime scenarios. Email Stephen Yulish. Visit Stephen Yulish's website.
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A Modern Day Case of Demonic Possession
by Stephen Yulish PhD 
Posted: 00:15 March 15, 2008
I just ran across this case study in the February 2008 issue of the New Oxford
Review Vol. LXXV, Number 2. What was so intriguing about it was not only the
valiant attempt to document an alleged 'clear cut case of demonic possession',
but more importantly to me at least was the scientific qualifications of the
researcher. Richard Gallagher MD is not only a board certified psychiatrist
in private practice in Hawthorne, NY but also is an Associate Professor of
Clinical Psychiatry at New York Medical College and on the faculty of Columbia
University Psychoanalytic Institute as well for a Roman Catholic Seminary. He
was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Princeton University magna cum laude in
Classics and was trained in psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine.
He is the only American psychiatrist to have been a consistent US Delegate to
the International Association of Exorcists. As those of you have read my other
articles know all too well, I am no fan of the Catholic Church and many of its
erroneous manmade doctrines so this recommendation of Dr.Gallagher's findings
should be accepted with all that much more credibility. All that my article
means to do is to point out a modern day case of demonic possession as
revealed by a learned psychiatrist. It does not, however, deem the peculiar
exorcist practices of the Catholic Church to be necessarily valid or the most
acceptable in treating this possession.
Dr.Gallagher is keenly aware of the many fraudulent instances of so-called
demonic possession and clearly distances his case from them. He speaks not
only of people with obvious psychological problems but also as well of some
prominent televangelists who use this concept to bilk their flocks. His case
of a woman, who they call "Julia", however, is one that he describes as
showing "that the devil, however rarely, may indeed attack by possession an
individual". Julia was raised a Roman Catholic and not only had fallen from
the graces of the church but had become an avowed Satanist. She not only
exhibited obvious signs of demonic possession including going into a trance
and speaking with another voice but she also exhibited 'special occult
powers'.
Dr. Gallagher maintained that all the facts presented in this case study were
true and verified by multiple and highly credible individuals. "Julia" went
herself to local clergy complaining that she was being attacked by a demon or
Satan and asked for an exorcism. After being referred to Dr. Gallagher, she
was examined by him and found to be 'logical, intelligent and even engaging at
times' but definitely was not found to be psychotic.
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