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    15 culture-bound syndromes

    Hello! Today is the World Mental Health Day and this year’s theme is ‘mental health for all’. As a Psychiatrist, I am passionate about mental health and wellbeing. At the same time, as a travel enthusiast, I love not just visiting different places around the world, but also discussing and learning about these places and their culture. Today, I will put both these hats on, and talk about 15 culture-bound syndromes. The term ‘culture-bound syndromes’ was included in the fourth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), but in 2013, it was replaced by the term ‘cultural concepts of distress’ in the fifth edition of the…

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