Editing Alien abduction (section)

== Overview ==
Mainstream scientists reject claims that the phenomenon literally occurs as reported.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} According to [[John E. Mack]], a psychiatrist who gave credence to such claims, most of those who report alien abductions and believe their experiences were real are sane, common people, and psychopathology was associated only with some cases.<ref name="Lancet">{{cite journal |last1=Boyce |first1=Niall |title=The psychiatrist who wanted to believe |journal=Lancet |date=2012 |volume=380 |issue=9848 |pages=1140–1141 |publisher=[[The Lancet]] |doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(12)61655-9 |pmid=23029669 |s2cid=6449616 |doi-access=free }}</ref> Mack reported that some abduction reports are quite detailed, and an entire [[subculture]] has developed around the subject, with [[support group]]s and a detailed [[Mythology|mythos]] explaining the reasons for abductions: The various aliens ([[Grey alien|Greys]], [[Reptilian humanoid|Reptilians]], "[[Nordic aliens|Nordics]]" and so on) are said to have specific roles, origins, and motivations. Abduction claimants do not always attempt to explain the phenomenon, but some take independent research interest in it themselves and explain the lack of greater awareness of alien abduction as the result of either [[extraterrestrial life|extraterrestrial]] or governmental interest in [[UFO conspiracy theory|cover-up]].{{sfn|Mack|1995|p=435}}