Hi TalkingMouse,
I'm very sorry to hear about what happened to your sister.
I know that there have been the type of breakdowns that you have described in your sister, that actually occur during the seminar. I am not aware of any central place that actually keeps statistics, especially in terms of the percentage who have breakdowns from each group, (and there are apparently hundreds of LGAT groups). There are quite a few reports on this website, but I haven't seen any actual number-crunching.
I am aware of articles that have been written by psychologists in which the types of breakdowns have been described. There was one in particular that I liked, but I have spent the past hour looking for it, and can't find it right now.
There have been some deaths reported. In one instance, somebody died in a sweat lodge, and witnesses testified that the "guru" had ignored obvious symptoms of distress. Some other deaths were not so easily explained, but I think that these cases are pretty rare.
There have also been reports of personality changes after LGAT participation, and of people having committed suicide a couple of years after they completed the program. Even if relatives see a connection, these deaths might not be included by the person who would be keeping such a list. It would be difficult to prove the cause.
You could use the search engine on this website, using keywords psychosis, suicide, death, LGAT. I just tried that, and it brought up several posts. You might also try looking up the International Cultic Studies Association. They might have some stats.
I'm very sorry to hear about what happened to your sister.
I know that there have been the type of breakdowns that you have described in your sister, that actually occur during the seminar. I am not aware of any central place that actually keeps statistics, especially in terms of the percentage who have breakdowns from each group, (and there are apparently hundreds of LGAT groups). There are quite a few reports on this website, but I haven't seen any actual number-crunching.
I am aware of articles that have been written by psychologists in which the types of breakdowns have been described. There was one in particular that I liked, but I have spent the past hour looking for it, and can't find it right now.
There have been some deaths reported. In one instance, somebody died in a sweat lodge, and witnesses testified that the "guru" had ignored obvious symptoms of distress. Some other deaths were not so easily explained, but I think that these cases are pretty rare.
There have also been reports of personality changes after LGAT participation, and of people having committed suicide a couple of years after they completed the program. Even if relatives see a connection, these deaths might not be included by the person who would be keeping such a list. It would be difficult to prove the cause.
You could use the search engine on this website, using keywords psychosis, suicide, death, LGAT. I just tried that, and it brought up several posts. You might also try looking up the International Cultic Studies Association. They might have some stats.