GALLAGHER, RICHARD
Successful New York psychiatrist Richard Gallagher was skeptical, yet he was intrigued when asked to examine a woman for a possible exorcism by a deeply held Catholic priest who did not believe in nonsense. Upon examination, Gallagher concluded that it was not of a psychosis. It was, in his scientific estimation, what can only be described as paranormal ability. The woman was mentally disturbed: she was possessed. This remarkable case was the first of many that Gallagher would find. Sought to this day by leaders of all religions - ministers, priests, rabbis and imams - Gallagher has spent a quarter of a century studying demonic activity and exorcisms throughout history, and has witnessed more cases than any other psychiatrist in the world.