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Koro: Culture-Bound Disorder or Universal Symptom?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

R. A. Adeniran  and
J. R. Jones
R. A. Adeniran*
Affiliation:
North Wales Hospital, Denbigh, Clwyd LL16 5SS
J. R. Jones
Affiliation:
North Wales Hospital, Denbigh, Clwyd LL16 5SS
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

A case report is presented of koro associated with a depressive illness in a 31-year-old male Briton. The specificity or otherwise of koro as culture bound and a distinct nosological entity is discussed.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 164 , Issue 4 , April 1994 , pp. 559 - 561
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Copyright © 1994 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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