Legislation cannot address the spiritual dimension of mental illness. Such an expectation is unfair. However, there are certain aspects of mental illness for which science is at a complete loss to explain. Ignoring this reality in the name of modernism is akin to burying one's head in the sand.

There are practitioners of psychiatry who recognize the phenomenon of demon possession and work with exorcists to treat certain patients. What we need in The Bahamas are more psychiatrists with experience in identifying demon possession and a greater number of devoted Christians in the deliverance ministry (exorcism). A large part of Jesus' ministry on earth was dedicated to exorcism, i.e. the casting out of demons. The present day Catholic Church has an official exorcism ministry.

A cursory Google search on clinical evidence of demon possession will yield a treasure trove of articles on the subject. Below is a link to a Washington Post article about a Princeton trained psychiatrist who collaborates with exorcists to treat mentally ill patients.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/postever…