John Hunter
Researcher · Lecturer
John Hunter is a South African researcher and lecturer whose work examines large-group awareness trainings, religious and spiritual experiences, bipolar disorder, mental health literacy and stigma. He completed a PhD in psychology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. [1]
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Career and work
Hunter is a lecturer in the Faculty of Humanities at Emeris in Johannesburg. He holds a PhD in psychology from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, as well as qualifications in finance and banking law. [1]
His research examines large-group awareness trainings, religious and spiritual experiences, bipolar disorder, mental health literacy and stigma. His doctoral research proposed a neurobiological explanation for how conditions within intensive group trainings may relate to hypomanic or manic-like states. [1]
What has been publicly discussed
“I had a very good understanding of the triggers of the elevated sides of bipolar disorder.”
— John Hunter [3]
