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Culture-Bound Syndromes refer to recurrent patterns of maladaptive behaviors and/or troubling experiences which are specifically associated with different cultures or localities. These syndromes rarely fit nearly into a single Western diagnostic category.

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Culture-bound syndromes refer to recurrent patterns of abnormal or maladaptive behavior and/or troubling experiences that are limited to specific societies or cultural areas or specifically associated with different cultures or localities. These syndromes rarely fit neatly into one Western diagnostic category.

Moreover, Culture-bound syndromes refer to patterns of disordered behavior that are typically found in only certain cultures.

Recurrent patterns of maladaptive behaviors and/or troubling experiences specifically associated with different cultures or localities. These syndromes rarely fit neatly into one Western diagnostic category.