Alien Abduction: A Clinically Oriented Review from Hynek Typologies to a Multifactorial Diagnostic Framework

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Alien abduction reports are best understood as subjective, dissociative experiences rooted in neurobiological and psychosocial factors, not proven extraterrestrial contact, with historical figures Hynek, Vallée, Naisbitt, Adamski, Manzano, and Meier cited but producing no uncontested evidence, and clinical practice recommending a multifactorial DSM-5 framework and psychotherapy rather than hypnotic or suggestive techniques.

Alien Abduction Experience: Definition, neurobiological profiles, clinical contexts and therapeutic approaches
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Alien Abduction Experience: Definition, neurobiological profiles, clinical contexts and therapeutic approaches

Starting from the general concept of “alien abduction experience”, the present work focuses on the essential aspects of the disorder defining the clinical and diagnostic contexts, laying the foundations for correct differential diagnosis, without neglecting the neural characteristics elaborated in the scientific community. The discussion concludes with the best therapeutic approaches suggested on the subject, paying particular attention to analyzing the related profiles and those related to the presumed discovery of alien implants in the human body of patients.