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Hundred Years of Koro the History of a Culture-Bound Syndrome

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  • Arabinda N. Chowdhury

    (Institute of Psychiatry, 7 D.L. Khan Road, Calcutta 700 025, India)

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Koro was first reported in Western medical press in 1895. The original oriental culture-bound 'Koro' is now referred to as 'genital retraction syndrome' in the global literature. During this span of a century, the primary cultural etiological focus of Koro has also shifted towards the concept of disordered body-image perception. A review of the world Koro literature (English language journals and books) of varied ethnic groups, geographical regions and with different comorbidities, shows a fascinating history of its clinical and conceptual progress over the years. This is a brief discussion on the publication history of Koro over the last hundred years.

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  • Arabinda N. Chowdhury, 1998. "Hundred Years of Koro the History of a Culture-Bound Syndrome," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 44(3), pages 181-188, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:44:y:1998:i:3:p:181-188
    DOI: 10.1177/002076409804400304
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    1. Jilek, Wolfgang G. & Jilek-Aall, Louise, 1985. "The metamorphosis of 'culture-bound' syndromes," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 21(2), pages 205-210, January.
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