IAHRW International Journal of Social Sciences Review

Reetinder Kaur ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Chd., IN

Abstract

Culture-related syndromes are mental conditions or psychiatric syndromes whose occurrence or manifestation are closely related to cultural factors and thus, warrant understanding and management from a cultural perspective. The present paper provides a comprehensive list of various culture-related syndromes and also attempts to broadly classify them. The various socio-cultural factors that explain these syndromes are also discussed.

Keywords

Culture-Related Syndromes, Culture, Psychiatry, Medical Anthropology.

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