View source for In the Grip of Madness

==Details==

'''Pages:''' 8

'''Author(s):''' [[Joachim A. Hagen]], [[Samar Ertsey]], [[Alexandra Velten]] (translator)

'''Artist(s):''' Artists listed with credits for magazine issue.

'''Setting:''' any

'''Appears in:''' [[Worlds of Cthulhu, Issue 02]].

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==Summary==
This article presents practical hints on playing characters who have a range of different mental disorders. For each mental illness discussed, a section is provided giving some helpful advice to Keepers on how to describe the distorted reality the character perceives, and a separate section offers advice to players on how to run characters with that disorder.

The following conditions are described:
* Schizophrena (sub-divided into a range of different symptoms: Distortions of the Ego, Hallucinations, Mania, Distorted Thinking Processes, Mood  Disorders and Movement Disorders)
* Phobias
* Paranoia
* Dissocial Disorders
* Permanent Post-Traumatic Personality Changes
* Multiple Personalities

==Links== 
The article provides the following links to online sources of further information
*[http://www.historicalasylums.com|''http://www.historicalasylums.com'']
*[http://www.mentalhealth.com|''http://www.mentalhealth.com'']
*[http://cms.psychologytoday.com/pto/home.php|''http://cms.psychologytoday.com/pto/home.php'']
*[http://www.psyweb.com/Mdisord/mental0.html|''http://www.psyweb.com/Mdisord/mental0.html'']

The article also recommends Chaosium's [[Taint of Madness]].

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