Exploring the knowledge, explanatory models of illness, and patterns of healthcare-seeking behaviour of Fang culture-bound syndromes in Equatorial Guinea.

In 1994, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) included "culture-bound syndromes" in its classification of psychiatric disorders and associated them with disease processes that manifest in behavioural or thought disorders that develop within a given cultural co...

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Main Authors: Raquel Jimenez Fernandez, Inmaculada Corral Liria, Rocio Rodriguez Vázquez, Susana Cabrera Fernandez, Marta Elena Losa Iglesias, Ricardo Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6128453?pdf=render