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...

An association has been claimed between mitral valve prolapse and the neuroses, especially the anxiety states, panic disorders, and agoraphobia. In this study 103 patients with echocardiographically confirmed mitral valve prolapse were tested with the Eysenck Personality Inventory for neuroticism and with the General Health Questionnaire for the presence of neurotic symptoms. The scores for neu...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects that a particular psychopharmacological treatment has on personality patterns in patients with panic disorder. METHOD Forty-seven patients with panic disorder and 40 controls were included in the study. The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory were used to assess Diagnostic and...

The recent publication of the book Clinical Neurosis by Philip Snaith – reviewed by Silvana Grandi in this issue [ 1] – may be interpreted by post-DSM-III psychiatrists as a reflection of the longstanding British attraction to antiques. Philip Snaith, however, is not an antiquary, but a careful psychopathologist, whose original contributions in the field of irritable mood and mild depression ar...

Apart from the illness per se, the antiTB drugs are also known to cause wide ranging psychiatric disorders. Isoniazid, ethionamide and cycloserine are known to cause psychiatric side-effects (Paterson, 1980). Psychotic reactions were frequently reported and were attributed commonly to isonizaid (Pleasure, H, 1954; Wiedorn and Erwin 1954). The psychotic manifestations were those of depressive, m...