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From: drv@kitc.UUCP (Dennis Vogel)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Folk Medicine & quackery
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Date: Tue, 3-Sep-85 14:39:33 EDT
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> 
> The posting on "folk medicine" was a good one on illustrating the
> modern form it seems to be taking, which has also been illustrated
> on the net by the "holistic medicine" and nutrition posters.  
> ....  I think
> it would be fascinating for someone to study the psychology
> of people who embrace these belief systems.

For an interesting study of the psychology of people who
follow causes, see Eric Hoffer's "The True Believer".
Don't have it in front of me but I believe it was published
in the 50's.  A scholarly study of people and causes and
what makes people follow what seem to be ridiculous ideals.

Dennis Vogel
AT&T Information Systems
S. Plainfield, NJ