DSM-IV List of Culture-bound Syndromes
The fourth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders classifies the below syndromes as culture-bound syndromes:
| Name | Geographical localization/populations |
|---|---|
| Fan death | South Korea, North Korea |
| Running amok | Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei, Singapore |
| ataque de nervios | Latinos |
| bilis, cólera | Latinos |
| bouffée délirante | West Africa and Haiti |
| brain fag | West African students |
| dhat syndrome | India |
| falling-out, blacking out | Southern United States and Caribbean |
| ghost sickness | American Indian |
| Hwabyeong | Korean |
| koro | Chinese and Malaysian populations in southeast Asia; Assam; occasionally in West |
| latah | Malaysia and Indonesia |
| locura | Latinos in the United States and Latin America |
| evil eye | Mediterranean; Hispanic populations |
| nervios | Latinos in the United States and Latin America |
| Piblokto | Arctic and subarctic Eskimo populations |
| Qigong psychotic reaction | Chinese |
| rootwork | African American and White populations in southern United States; Caribbean |
| sangue dormido | Portuguese populations in Cape Verde |
| shenjing shuairuo | Chinese |
| shenkui | Chinese |
| shinbyeong | Korean |
| spell | African American and White populations in the southern United States |
| susto | Latinos in the United States; Mexico, Central America and South America |
| taijin kyofusho | Japanese |
| zār | Ethiopia, Somalia, Egypt, Sudan, Iran, and other North African and Middle Eastern societies |
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