Abstract
This article describes a case of koro-like symptoms from Oman associated with alcohol withdrawal and illustrates how the socio-cultural practices of Ramadan-fasting affected the patterning and timing of presentation of severe alcohol withdrawal symptoms. The patient was severely distressed by the delusion that his penis had been amputated. The acute anxiety involving this delusion appears to be conceptually and phenomenologically similar to koro.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 695-704 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Transcultural Psychiatry |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2008 |
Keywords
- Islam
- Oman
- Ramadan
- alcohol withdrawal
- castration anxiety
- erectile dysfunction
- koro
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Psychiatry and Mental health