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In medicine and medical anthropology, a culture-bound syndrome, culture-specific syndrome, or folk illness is a combination of psychiatric and somatic symptoms that are considered to be a recognizable disease only within a specific society or culture. There are no known objective biochemical or structural alterations of body organs or functions, and the disease is not recognized in other cultures. The term culture-bound syndrome was included in the fourth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 1994), which also includes a list of the most common culture-bound conditions (DSM-IV: Appendix I). Its counterpart in the framework of ICD-10 (Chapter V) is the culture-specific disorders defined in Annex 2 of the Diagnostic criteria for research.[1] More broadly, an endemic that can be attributed to certain behavior patterns within a specific culture by suggestion may be referred to as a potential behavioral epidemic. As in the ca

Culture-bound syndrome - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Psychiatric and somatic symptoms experienced within a specific culture This article needs to be updated . The reason given is: this is no longer a recognised syndrome/disorder in DSM-5 and ICD-11 . Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( December 2024 ) Part of a series on Medical and psychological anthropology Basic concepts Health Culture-bound syndrome Double bind Case studies Navajo medicine Related articles Nutritional anthropology Psychological anthr

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