Dear all. My question would be why grant sick leave for an assumed spiritual crisis and spiritual treatment? I once came across a case where someone claimed he was finding cuts in the form of a cross on his leg. He believed it was a stigma and wanted sing leave to investigate from a spiritual aspect. He was refused sick leave but was referred to a psychiatrist and it turned out to be self inflicted like self harm to cope with other issues in his life that caused him stress. He eventually needed psychiatric treatment for which he was granted sick leave.

Thank you for bringing this up it is an interesting topic.

Nancy Caruana

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On 13 Sep 2018, at 18:08, Karen Coomer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Hi everyone

Has anyone had any experience of dealing with cases where the individual strongly believes they are possessed by the paranormal and has undergone exorcism by spiritual leaders (for which sickness absence has been taken). I have a case like this and am interested in how others have approached it from an OH perspective.

Many thanks

Karen

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