In medicine and medical anthropology, a culture-bound syndrome, culture-specific syndrome, or folk illness is a combination of psychiatric and somatic...

TR). In the DSM-V, Amok syndrome is no longer considered a culture-bound syndrome, since the category of culture-bound syndrome has been removed. The term...

thought to be a culture-bound syndrome similar to jiryan (South-East Asia), prameha (Sri Lanka), and shenkui (China). Dhat syndrome might be related...

DSM-IV-TR, koro is listed as one of the entries in the Glossary of Culture-Bound Syndromes of Appendix I. The manual gives koro's definition as "a term, probably...

behavioral systems in particularly vulnerable individuals. Depicted as a culture-bound syndrome, it was first observed and described in Sweden among children of...

pronounced “eech aaw”, no inflexion) is a culture-bound syndrome found in the Navajo Native American culture. The non-exclusive list of symptoms are: epileptic...

fear of becoming a cannibal. Wendigo psychosis is described as a culture-bound syndrome. In some First Nations communities, symptoms such as insatiable...

Paris syndrome is a cluster of psychiatric symptoms exhibited by some individuals when visiting Paris, that can be viewed as a severe form of culture shock...

Disorders (DSM-IV) as a culture-bound syndrome. Individuals with symptoms of brain fag must be differentiated from those with the syndrome according to the Brain...

appears most commonly in winter. It is considered to be a form of a culture-bound syndrome, although more recent studies (see Skepticism section) question...

do not want to embarrass other people with their presence. This culture-bound syndrome is a social phobia based on fear and anxiety.[citation needed] The...

The wild man syndrome, also known as wild pig syndrome, is a culture-bound syndrome that affects the mental health of New Guinean males in which they become...

IV's list of culture-bound syndromes, it has instead provided cross-lists for more commonly known disorders that a culture-bound syndrome might be classified...

Jerusalem syndrome is a group of mental phenomena involving the presence of religiously themed ideas, or experiences that are triggered by a visit to the...

Couvade syndrome, also called sympathetic pregnancy, is a proposed condition in which an expectant father experiences some of the same symptoms and behavior...

which they perceive to be unfair. Hwabyeong is known as a Korean culture-bound syndrome. Hwabyeong is a colloquial name, and it refers to the etiology of...

Princess sickness, alternatively known as princess complex, princess syndrome or princess disease (Vietnamese: bệnh công chúa; Chinese: 公主病; pinyin: gōng...

Pinkerton syndrome is a term for the perceived tendency of some Asians to regard white people as superior or more desirable, especially for marriage or...

Ukuthwasa is a Southern African culture-bound syndrome associated with the calling and the initiation process to become a sangoma, a type of traditional...

characterisation, kayak angst can be considered to be an example of a culture-bound syndrome. Some argue kayak angst is an example of what would now be termed...

two grandchildren exhibited "jumping" behavior. It may also be a culture-bound syndrome, mass psychogenic illness, or a formed habit. These French "jumpers"...

the US state of Georgia shows the practice there to be a DSM-4 "culture-bound syndrome" and "not selectively associated with other psychopathology". Similar...

"Daughter from California" syndrome is a phrase used in the medical profession to describe a situation in which a hitherto disengaged relative challenges...

Falling-out is a culture-bound syndrome reported in Latin America and the Caribbean and usually brought on by stress. A cultural concept of distress, which...

treatment, as the syndrome is generally agreed to be culture-bound. Clinical lycanthropy is a type of delusional misidentification syndrome of the self, and...

The syndrome is thought to be localized in villages in several states of India. Some psychiatrists believe that PPS meets the criteria for a culture-bound...

"Nowhere girls" or "Mei Nu" (Chinese: 沒女) is a neologism coined to describe women who have no money, no job, no education, no prospects, no looks, no friends...

Prairie madness or prairie fever was an affliction that affected settlers in the Great Plains during the migration to, and settlement of, the Canadian...

(DSM-IV-TR) as a culture-bound syndrome. Despite comparisons to panic attacks, investigators have identified ataque de nervios as a separate syndrome with measured...

characterized as severe chronic psychosis. The term refers to a culture-bound syndrome, found mostly in Latin America and Latin Americans in the United...