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  2. Ghost sickness - Wikipedia

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    Ghost sickness is a culture-bound syndrome among some indigenous peoples in North America and Polynesian peoples in which people are preoccupied with the deceased or consumed by pathological grief.

  3. Culture-bound syndrome - Wikipedia

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    recognition and treatment by the folk medicine of the culture Some culture-specific syndromes involve somatic symptoms (pain or disturbed function of a body part), while others are purely behavioral. Some culture-bound syndromes appear with similar features in several cultures, but with locally specific traits, such as penis panics .

  4. List of fictional diseases - Wikipedia

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    Ghost sickness Supernatural: A sickness which is contracted from prolonged proximity with ghosts, which causes hallucinations, fever, chills and extreme fear. Dean Winchester contracted this disease from an evil ghost he encountered and became immensely afraid of every single thing he encountered, even being afraid of a cat. The vanquishing of ...

  5. Cotard's syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Cotard's syndrome, also known as Cotard's delusion or walking corpse syndrome, is a rare mental disorder in which the affected person holds the delusional belief that they are dead, do not exist, are putrefying, or have lost their blood or internal organs. [1]

  6. Navajo medicine - Wikipedia

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    Illness is described as the manifested mental or physical consequence brought on by a disruption of patient harmony. Some causes of this disruption include taboo transgression, excessive behavior, improper animal contact, improper ceremony conduction, or contact with malignant entities including spirits, skin-walkers and witches .

  7. Have you ever had a 'ghost poop'? Here's what that says ... - AOL

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    Continually having type 5 poops could be a sign of bowel issues due to lack of fiber, and types 6 and 7, diarrehea, usually indicate an illness or other digestive issue. Excess wiping

  8. Hwabyeong - Wikipedia

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    The treatment methods used to combat hwabyeong include psychotherapy, drug treatment, family therapy, and community approaches. To be more successful, psychiatrists might need to incorporate the teachings from traditional and religious healing methods or the use of han-puri, which is the sentiment of resolving, loosening, unraveling, and ...

  9. Iich'aa - Wikipedia

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    Iich'aa (Navajo: Iichʼąh, [1] pronounced “eech aaw”, no inflexion [2]) is a culture-bound syndrome found in the Navajo Native American culture. Symptoms include epileptic behaviour (nervousness, convulsions), loss of self-control, self-destructive behaviour and fits of violence and rage.