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Do Protestants, like Catholics, rely on psychiatrists and physicians to rule out natural causes before declaring someone demon-possessed?

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Catholic Exorcist Father [Vincent Lampert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Lampert) , in an [interview](https://youtu.be/_9xcAl0gg7w?t=1109) on the PBD Podcast, explained: > Rather than being critical of someone else, I would tend to want to be more positive about what I believe exorcism is. Because we talked about skepticism, an exorcist is trained to be a skeptic. I should be the very last person in the room to believe that somebody is truly dealing with extraordinary demonic activity. **Every other possible explanation needs to be exhausted. And that's the approach the Catholic Church takes**. That's why even in the United States we have a protocol that we follow, and **step number one of the protocol is for the person to have a psychiatric evaluation**. **Step two is to have a physical examination**, **because the church wants experts in the mental health field and in the medical sciences to weigh in** on what is happening or what this person believes is happening in their life. Do Protestants follow a similar protocol? --- For additional context, see my previous question https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/101721/61679
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May 21, 2024, 11:12 PM
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