Dhat Syndrome: the Phenomenology of a Culture Bound Sex Neurosis of the Orient
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Indian Dhat syndrome which is symptom complex most commonly seen in younger group of patients in between 16 to 23 years of age. These patients present with whitish discharge with urine (patients believe it to be semen). This is associated most commonly with impotency, marked anxiety, general weakness, premature ejaculations and hypochondriasis. All the patients were either from low or average socioeconomic status. Majority of the patients attributed masturbation as a causative factor for this problem.
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BACKGROUND Culture-bound syndrome is a term used to describe the uniqueness of some syndromes in specific cultures. Dhat (semen-loss anxiety) has been considered to be an exotic 'neurosis of the Orient'. AIMS To ascertain the presence of similar symptoms and syndromes in different cultures and historical settings. METHOD Electronic and manual literature searches were used to gather informat...
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