Culture-bound syndrome

A culture-bound syndrome is a psychological condition that is confined to certain cultures or cultural groups. These range from exotic disorders like amok or latah to syndromes like koro to Western concerns like anorexia.

List of some culture-bound disorders:

• anorexia
• amok
• arctic hysteria
• brain fag
• the evil eye
• koro
• latah
• rootwork
• shenjing shaijo
• taijin kyufusho
• windigo

External links

• Culture-Bound Syndromes
• Introduction to Culture-Bound Syndromes