| Culture-bound Syndrome: Has it Found its Right Niche? | |
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PMID: 22345855 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Culture-bound syndrome is a broad rubric that encompasses certain behavioral, affective and cognitive manifestations seen in specific cultures. These manifestations are deviant from the usual behavior of the individuals of that culture and are a reason for distress/discomfort. This entitles these manifestations for a proper labeling and subsequent management. However, the available information and literature on these conditions suggest that at least some of them are/have been more widely prevalent than being considered. This article presents a case for possible relabeling and inclusion of these conditions in the mainstream diagnostic systems based on the example of the dhat syndrome- a culture-bound syndrome from India. These conditions could be relabeled as functional somatic syndromes. |
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Authors:
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Yatan Pal Singh Balhara |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Indian journal of psychological medicine Volume: 33 ISSN: 0975-1564 ISO Abbreviation: Indian J Psychol Med Publication Date: 2011 Jul |
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Created Date: 2012-02-20 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7910727 Medline TA: Indian J Psychol Med Country: India |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 210-5 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Psychiatry, Lady Hardinge Medical College and SSK Hospital, New Delhi, India. |
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