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In medicine and medical anthropology, a culture-bound syndrome, culture-specific syndrome, or folk illness is a combination of psychiatric and somatic symptoms that are considered to be a recognizable disease only within a specific society or culture.
Latah was included in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) IV under the "Dissociative Disorder: Not Otherwise Specified" section as a culture-bound syndrome. DSM IV describes latah as a hypersensitivity to sudden fright, often with echopraxia , echolalia , command obedience , and dissociative or trancelike behavior.
In 1983, psychiatrist Keh-Ming Lin from UCLA Medical Center suggested that hwabyeong was a culture-bond syndrome, after treating three Korean-American women. The word hwabyeong is composed of hwa (the Sino-Korean word 火 for "fire" which can also contextually mean "anger") and byeong (the Sino-Korean word 病 for "syndrome" or "illness"). [5]
Piblokto is a culture-specific hysterical reaction in Inuit, especially women, who may perform irrational or dangerous acts, followed by amnesia for the event. Piblokto may be linked to repression of the personality of Inuit women. [1] The condition appears most commonly in winter. [2]
Kufungisisa shares many symptoms with common mental disorders, namely anxiety disorders and depression. [7] The belief that supernatural factors caused the symptoms is also linked closely to depression. [9] In low to middle-income countries, common mental disorders are often linked to diagnoses of chronic illnesses, like HIV/AIDS and diabetes ...
This culture-bound syndrome is a social phobia based on fear and anxiety. [ citation needed ] The symptoms of this disorder include avoiding social outings and activities, rapid heartbeat , shortness of breath , panic attacks , trembling , and feelings of dread and panic when around people.
Common symptoms of food poisoning include stomach aches and pain, nausea, fever, vomiting, diarrhea and headache. "Those most at risk for severe foodborne illness include children under 5 ...
For example, koro may fit into the group of "specific culture-imposed nosophobia" (classification with cardinal sign), [22] "the genital retraction taxon" (classification with common factors between syndromes), [23] and the group with "culture-related beliefs as causes for the occurrence" (classification according to how the syndromes might be ...