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Culture-specific syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In medicine and medical anthropology, a culture-specific syndrome or culture-bound syndrome is a combination of symptoms that are considered to be a recognizable disease only within a specific society or culture. A culture-specific syndrome is not the same as a geographically localized disease with specific abnormalities, such as kuru or sleeping sickness, or genetic conditions limited to certain populations. An interesting aspect of culture-specific syndromes is how real they are-- characterizing them as "imaginary" is as inaccurate as characterizing them as "malingering", but there is no clear way to understand them from a Western scientific perspective. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Culture-specific_syndrome   (496 words)

Culture and psychopathology Culture-bound syndromes can be defined as psychopathological syndromes that are identified or observed only within a particular cultural group. In an interdependent culture, we might expect that there are more distinctions made in types of social anxiety than in western culture because of the emphasis interdependent cultures place on maintaining social harmony. Second, it may provide valuable information about the psychological problems seen in particular cultures and their development as a function of the particular demands that culture places on individuals. www.psychdaily.com /encyclopedia.php?term=Culture+and+psychopathology   (807 words)

anthropology paper Culture bound syndromes denote recurrent, region specific patterns of deviate behavior and troubled experiences (APA, 1994); they are a subset of folk illnesses. Culture is represented externally as artifacts, roles and institutions; it is represented internally as values, beliefs, attitudes, consciousness and biological functioning." Culture shapes the experience and expression of behavior. However, the relation of culture and panic disorder strongly suggests that culture is influencing the manner in which PD is manifested. www.msu.edu /~siemionl/anthropology.html   (3187 words)

Occasional Paper No. 45 Although the symptom profile for a culture-bound syndrome may mimic the clinical profile of a "standard" DSM disorder, the sequale of the disorder as well as the diagnostic, assessment and treatment protocol may differ significantly. Culture specific symptoms of distress may create difficulties in the use of the DSM-III-R because a psychopathology is unique to that culture or because the DSM-III-R is not based on extensive research with non-Western populations. According to Western culture, the origin of mental illness can be attributed to two main sources, psychological/psychiatric trauma, and organic causes that lead to the manifestation of a disease, for example, the dopamine theory to schizophrenia or the serotonin theories of depression. www.jsri.msu.edu /RandS/research/ops/oc45.html   (5106 words)

SC/SS 115 Ethnobotany Midterm Spring 2005 Culture bound syndromes are typically curable only by traditional medicinal practitioners from the culture in which the disease is found. Define the term culture bound syndrome and give an example of a culture bound syndrome in Micronesia. A syndrome or disease that is unique to and found only in one culture. www.comfsm.fm /~dleeling/ethnobotany/e51mxa.html   (496 words)

Mental Health: Culture, Race, Ethnicity - Chapter 1, Scope and Terminology Culture is as applicable to groups of whites, such as Irish Americans or German Americans, as it is to racial and ethnic minorities. As noted, the term “culture” is also applicable to the shared values, beliefs, and norms established in common social groupings, such as adults trained in the same profession or youth who belong to a gang. A key aspect of any culture is that it is dynamic: Culture continually changes and is influenced both by people’s beliefs and the demands of their environment (Lopez & Guarnaccia, 2000). www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov /cre/ch1_scope.asp   (3425 words)

Transcultural Psychiatry - a Critical Review ::MHR:: Culture is often a blanket term to cover and obscure economic, political, social, biological and physical environmental factors (Jablensky, 1975). The homogenization of cultures in the non-industrialized world in the past decade is a marker of the vulnerability of cultures to the onslaught of modern marketing and global media networks. Furthermore, research from Western cultures is considered to be of international significance whereas research from non-industrialized countries is of interest for its demonstration of culture on psychiatric disorders (Patel, 2001). www.psyplexus.com /excl/transcultural_psych.html   (2399 words)

Culture Bound Syndromes Explanation of the Cause and Connection Between Them Hafirgan: is it a culture bound syndrome or a somatic manifest of anxiety? This system of categorization fails when Culture Bound Syndromes are considered because the behaviors are not similar. A syndrome usually of children the symptoms are vomiting, diarrhea and fever, it occurs in Mediterranean areas. www.visionandpsychosis.net /Culture_Bound_Syndromes.htm   (12942 words)

Culture-Bound Psychiatric Assumption of the diagnosis of an abnormal Qigong reaction as a culture-bound syndrome is controversial. Manifestations of Qigong deviation syndrome not concurring with the diagnosis of schizophrenia and neurosis. The syndrome has also been accepted by the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.(5) This term is defined as an acute, time-limited episode characterised by dissociate, paranoid, and other psychotic or nonpsychotic symptoms that occur after participation in the Chinese folk health-enhancing practice of Qigong (exercise of vital energy). www.kundalini-info.org /qigong2.html   (1880 words)

TMH: Culture-Bound Syndromes in China: Suo Yang (Koro) The individual afflicted with genital retraction syndrome believes that his or her genitals (or in the case of women, breasts and/or genitals) are retracting into the body. It seems probable that, in a culture where sexual anxiety is high and stories exist of death by genital retraction, a man in the right frame of mind could panic at the observation that his genitals are shrinking in response to cold or anxiety. Genital retraction syndrome comes in two major varieties: the Malaysian/Indonesian version, ethnographically called koro and known locally under several names; and the Chinese version, found primarily in South China or in ethnic Chinese of South Chinese origin, where it is known by various local phrases meaning "shrinking penis". dss.ucsd.edu /~thall/cbs_koro.html   (1178 words)

TMH: Introduction to Culture-Bound Syndromes More generally, culture-bound syndromes comprise several kinds of illness or affliction, all of which are defined as culture-bound (and therefore have been of interest to medical anthropologists and ethnopsychiatrists) in that they do not have a one-to-one correspondence with a disorder recognized by Western, allopathic nosologies. The concept of culture-bound syndromes is therefore useful insofar as it brings culture to the attention of psychiatrists trained in a different cultural tradition. a syndrome allegedly occuring in a given cultural setting which does not in fact exist, but which may be reported to the anthropologist or psychiatrist. weber.ucsd.edu /~thall/cbs_intro.html   (866 words)

Koro-like syndrome in a Jordanian male The classic syndrome in China and South-East Asia is culture-bound [ These cases were usually part of, or accompanied by, variant disorders [2,7,8,9] and almost all were a non-classical, incomplete form of the syndrome (as in the case of this patient, because rather than being in fear of impending death, he preferred death to the disappearance of his genitals). There are various different considerations and suggestions regarding the basis and nature of the syndrome and no consensus. www.emro.who.int /Publications/EMHJ/0503/21.htm   (792 words)

Culture-bound syndromes: the story of dhat syndrome -- Sumathipala et al. 184 (3): 200 -- The British Journal of Psychiatry Hughes, C. and Wintrob, R. Culture bound syndromes and the cultural context of clinical psychiatry. Behere, P. and Nataraj, G. Dhat syndrome: the phenomenology of a culture bound sex neurosis of the Orient. culture as a factor in the diagnosis of psychiatric conditions. bjp.rcpsych.org /cgi/content/full/184/3/200   (5984 words)

Psychiatric Times Cultures in which female social roles are restricted appear to have lower rates of eating disorders, reminiscent of the lower rates observed during historical eras in which women lacked choices. Cultural beliefs that may have protected ethnic groups against eating disorders may be eroding as adolescents acculturate to mainstream American culture (Pumariega, 1986). Culture has been identified as one of the etiological factors leading to the development of eating disorders. www.psychiatrictimes.com /p990238.html   (1384 words)

Flashcards for Medical Anthropology Stack 2 This culture bound syndrome is found in China and areas of Southeast Asia where Chinese culture has diffused (especially Vietnam, Malaysia, and Singapore). A culture bound syndrome reported occasionally in the past among some of the Indians living around the Great Lakes of Canada and the United States. A fatal culture specific disease of the brain and nervous system that was found among the South Foré people of the eastern New Guinea Highlands. anthro.palomar.edu /medical/flashcards_2.htm   (398 words)

Vicki Ritts Cultural research is often handled by authors of General Psychology texts as tangential issues that appear in subheadings and are often about one specific culture. In addition to programs and entire courses devoted to culture, other General education courses are very beneficial for assisting students in overcoming an often existing ethnocentric view and broadening their awareness and knowledge of cultural diversity. Courses such as “Communciations Among Cultures” and “Cross-Cultural Psychology” have also been developed to increase the knowledge of culture. www.stlcc.cc.mo.us /mc/globalstudies/vicki_ritts.htm   (958 words)

Psychiatric Times Since people presenting with an indigenous diagnosis of a culture-bound syndrome may in fact be suffering from tuberculosis, schizophrenia, intrafamilial oppression and so on, the best therapy is that which deals with the problematic factor in the specific case. Because the culture-bound syndromes are so varied, there can be no single type of diagnostic or therapeutic approach. When dealing with a patient from another culture who presents with an assortment of symptoms that seem unfamiliar, it is always useful to find out what they and other concerned individuals believe is going on. www.psychiatrictimes.com /p011163.html   (1378 words)

Eating Disorders To determine if an eating disorder is culture bound data must be collected and sorted from various cultures along a timeline of many years. Culture, socioculture, family life, and genetics were all possible causes of eating disorders presented by Zodda. Everything from macro causes, culture, and sociocultural attitudes, to micro causes, substance abuse and genetic relationships are all possible causes of eating disorders. www.personalityresearch.org /papers/zodda.html   (3902 words)

TMH: Glossary of Culture-Bound Syndromes "Windigo psychosis: the anatomy of an emic-etic confusion." In The Culture-Bound Syndromes. For syndromes (e.g., koro) which have a similar presentation in many cultures, only one or two of the best-documented variants have a description. introductory essay for a brief description of the differences.) The major geographical or cultural locale for each syndrome is given, along with a brief description and a listing of synonyms or similar syndromes in other cultural regions. weber.ucsd.edu /~thall/cbs_glos.html   (1941 words)

Pop Occulture: Nodding syndrome Another article I just found about a mysterious culture-bound syndrome that has afflicted some 300 children in the Sudan. These culture-bound syndromes are very weird and interesting to me. Martha suffers from a strange affliction called "nodding syndrome," apparently unique to southern Sudan. www.timboucher.com /journal/2004/01/nodding-syndrome.html   (75 words)

Disease Prevention & Disease Eradication Programs Although cultural safety is sometimes viewed with suspicion, it's invaluable in getting people to think about their own biases and assumptions about the way the world works, "and how do I [as a health professional] work to support people who might have different ways of being". Yet, health professionals who lack cultural competence, to use a broader and less emotive term, are failing some of their most vulnerable patients and not living up to the high standards of their profession. Far from being dismissed as politically correct, cultural safety, she argues, needs to be broadened and deepened to improve the quality of health care for all who live here. www.cartercenter.org /healthprograms/printarchivedoc.asp?programID=6&docID=1887   (792 words)

CulturedMed ™ Kyol goeu ('wind overload') part I: A cultural syndrome of orthostatic panic among Khmer refugees. Kleinman, A. The symbolic context of Chinese medicine: A comparative approach to the study of traditional medical and psychiatric forms of care in Chinese culture. Cultural related complementary therapies: Their use in critical care units. www.sunyit.edu /library/html/culturedmed/bib/tradmed/index.html   (3651 words)

Mental Health and Psychology Dictionary - Psychology, Psychiatry, and Psychopathology Culture-bound syndrome in India which includes incapacitating anxiety attacks, hypochondriasis associated with self-reported painful ejaculation of sperm, discharge of foggy white urine, and overwhelming fatigue. Culture-bound syndrome in Korea, attributed to suppressed anger (roughly translated as "anger illness"). Recognizes culture-bound syndromes (e.g., Koro) as diagnosable and treatable mental health disorders. samvak.tripod.com /mentalhealthdictionary.html   (4494 words)

Skeptical Inquirer: Culture-bound syndromes as fakery Even where deception is recognised, as for instance in the confabulations of the Munchausen syndrome, this is attributed to previous mental trauma, or to some form of cultural disadvantage. The deceiver, always referred to as a patient, is said to be "disturbed"; he is regarded as a victim, not as a rogue (Naish 1979). Scientists have been divided as to whether latah is a disease (Opler 1967; Rosenthal 1970); a disorder (Simons 1985, 1994; Howard and Ford 1992); or a form of symbolic cultural expression (Kenny 1978; Lee 1981). www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2843/is_n6_v19/ai_17782626   (1381 words)

Pica In some cultures, non-food substances are believed to have positive health or spiritual effects. Other cultures practice pica out of belief that eating a particular substance may promote fertility or bring good luck. Pica has been observed in ethnic groups worldwide, in both primitive and modernized cultures, in both sexes, and in all age groups. www.healthatoz.com /healthatoz/Atoz/ency/pica.jsp   (1430 words)

151101.doc This paper suggests that one particularly important legal implication of the Glossary is the potential emergence of a culture-bound syndrome based insanity defense. Upon establishing the legal viability of a culture-bound syndrome based insanity defense, this paper then examines its anthropological implications. Although still relegated to an appendix following the text of the manual itself, culture-bound syndromes have finally come of age through this long-awaited legitimization within Western psychiatric nosology. www.nuigalway.ie /human_rights/Docs/Events/151101.doc   (208 words)

Health 24 - Mind, Culture-bound syndromes This word of caution also applies to treatment, where it is an open question whether a person with a culture-bound syndrome should be treated by a health system foreign to the person, or rather by people from his or her own culture. Although this is a fascinating field of study and research, it is important that one should realise that the diagnosis and treatment of culture-bound syndromes are not as clear-cut as it might seem. Supporters of the other viewpoint, however, are of the opinion that culture has such a strong impact on people that it is possible that certain unique syndromes are only found in specific cultures. www.health24.com /mind/Culturebound_syndromes/1284-1304,13254.asp   (583 words)

Medical Anthropology: Culture Specific Diseases These are generally referred to as culture specific diseases or culture bound syndromes. What a culture defines as abnormal behavior is a consequence what it defines as a modal personality. An example of a relatively harmless culture specific medical condition was "rave rash" in England during the late 1990's. anthro.palomar.edu /medical/med_4.htm   (1887 words)

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