A Conceptual History of Koro

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2394618
AutoresChris Buckle (0000-0001-6163-7679, University of Ottawa), Y M Lisa Chuah (National University of Singapore), Calvin S L Fones (National University of Singapore), Calvin Fones (National University of Singapore), Albert H C Wong (0000-0002-9753-3182, University of Toronto)
Ano2007
Volume44
Fascículo1
Páginas27-43
Data de publicação2007-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoTranscultural Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1363-4615 • E-ISSN: 1461-7471
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1363461507074967
PMID17379608
OpenAlexW2013588216
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas51

Koro is a culture-bound syndrome characterized by a fear that the genitals or breasts will retract into the body and cause death. Here we consider the history of ideas about Koro, from early concepts in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to contemporary ideas from medicine and sociology. This conceptual history reveals important issues about the classification (nosology) of Koro. In doing so, it demonstrates the need to integrate standardized phenomenological criteria with etiological models in order to capture the important features of complex behavioral disorders in the cross-cultural setting

Conceptual history · Epistemology · Nosology · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies · Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues · Philosophy · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology