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Koro
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Koro (Disease)
, koro disease
A culture-specific acute delusional syndrome occurring mostly in the Malay people and Southern Chinese. The syndrome is characterized by the…
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2005
2005
Understanding Genital-Shrinking Epidemics in West Africa: Koro, Juju, or Mass Psychogenic Illness?
V. Dzokoto
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G. Adams
Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry
2005
Corpus ID: 23364473
A small-scale epidemic of genital shrinking occurred in six West African nations between January 1997 and October 2003. This…
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2001
2001
Cannabis-induced Koro in Americans.
M. Earleywine
Addiction
2001
Corpus ID: 34962897
AIMS Koro, an acute panic reaction related to the perception of penile retraction, was once considered limited to specific…
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1994
1994
Koro: Culture-Bound Disorder or Universal Symptom?
R. Adeniran
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J. Jones
British Journal of Psychiatry
1994
Corpus ID: 41221689
A case report is presented of koro associated with a depressive illness in a 31-year-old male Briton. The specificity or…
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1989
1989
Dysmorphic penis image perception: the root of Koro vulnerability
A. Chowdhury
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
1989
Corpus ID: 31845081
ABSTRACT— Koro is an acute anxiety reaction in which the perception of decreased penis length because of hyperinvolution from…
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1987
1987
Koro and Schizophrenia in Singapore
G. Devan
,
Ong Seng Hong
British Journal of Psychiatry
1987
Corpus ID: 31408229
A case of Koro is described in an elderly person with associated inguinal hernia and schizophrenia. Its aetiology and origin are…
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Review
1985
Review
1985
The metamorphosis of 'culture-bound' syndromes.
W. Jilek
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L. Jilek‐Aall
Social Science & Medicine ()
1985
Corpus ID: 41582884
Review
1984
Review
1984
Indigenous Koro, a genital retraction syndrome of insular Southeast Asia: A critical review
James W. Edwards
Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry
1984
Corpus ID: 39286729
Koro, a disorder characterized by complaints of genital hyperinvolution and fear of impending death, is found to be indigenous to…
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1984
1984
Koro and Psychosis
P. C. Ang
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M. Weller
British Journal of Psychiatry
1984
Corpus ID: 27348863
‘Koro’ has been described as a culture-bound syndrome with localised depersonalisation confined to the penis, occurring in the…
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1983
1983
Epidemic Koro in West Bengal, India
D. Nandi
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G. Banerjee
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Hiranmoy Saha
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G. C. Boral
International Journal of Social Psychiatry
1983
Corpus ID: 9916582
The present study draws attention to the recent sudden outbreak of Koro in epidemic form in the rural areas of West Bengal, India…
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Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
A Study of the Aetiology of Koro in Respect To the Chinese Concept of Illness
H. Rin
International Journal of Social Psychiatry
1965
Corpus ID: 520974
KORO is a unique, culturally localized psychiatric illness which has been Kreported among the Chinese in South-east Asia-Malaya…
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