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Published Online: 19 November 2004

Culture May Be Reflected in Symptoms

Publication: Psychiatric News
Volume 39, Number 22
https://doi.org/10.1176/pn.39.22.00390022a
While treating Asian patients with mental illness, psychiatrists may encounter some of the following culture-bound syndromes, according to Ramaswamy Viswanathan, M.D.:
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Ainu occurs in Japanese women and includes startle responses, automatic response to commands, and utterances of obscenities.
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Hsieh-Ping is a trancelike state in which Chinese men believe they are possessed by dead relatives.
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Koro is a panic state experienced by Southeast-Asian men who believe their penis is shrinking.
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Hwa-Bung affects people from Korea and includes symptoms that overlap with the DSM-IV criteria for major depression, including dysphoric mood, irritability, anxiety, and difficulty concentrating.
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Dhat syndrome occurs in Indian men and is characterized by the belief that semen is lost in the urine, resulting in a depletion of physical and mental energy.

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