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From schizophrenia to sainthood : Tajuddin Fakir

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Huddar, Amruta, Raja, Tasneem, Jain, Sanjeev and Singh, Swaran P. (2021) From schizophrenia to sainthood : Tajuddin Fakir. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 55 . 102465. doi:10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102465

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Abstract

This paper discusses the case of Tajuddin, a patient in the mental asylum of Nagpur towards the end of the 19th century. Discussions are based on hospital records and annual reports and relevant literature review of the life and times of Tajuddin. Hospital and associated records indicate that Tajuddin was thought to be suffering from cannabis psychosis. He was released from the British army for inappropriate behaviour and was admitted to the Nagpur Mental Asylum, currently a Regional Mental Hospital. During his inpatient stay Tajuddin was believed to have special powers and was considered a saint. The hospital, its staff and patients continue to pay homage to Tajuddin to this day. Religious Trusts established in his name extend all the way up to Mecca. His followers include high ranking officers and Bollywood celebrities. Tajuddin was a charismatic leader, despite suffering from what currently may be considered schizophrenia. His case reflects a curious contradiction of the cultural understandings of psychosis and the shifting sands on which psychiatry’s diagnostic foundations are built.

Item Type: Journal Item
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Journal or Publication Title: Asian Journal of Psychiatry
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 1876-2018
Official Date: January 2021
Dates:
DateEvent
January 2021Published
2 November 2020Available
29 October 2020Accepted
Volume: 55
Article Number: 102465
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102465
Status: Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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