Le syndrome de Koro

Stip, Émmanuel; Bergeron, T.; Lavigueur, Christine; Fabian, J. L.; Bentaleb, Lahcen Aït

doi:10.1016/j.amp.2005.04.015

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“…Our patient's fixed belief could be explained as being a symptom of the underlying schizophrenia as disturbances of body perception are not uncommon features of this disorder [17]. The association of Koro symptoms with schizophrenia has been reported by numerous authors [1] [5] [18]- [25]. Ungvari and Mullen reported a case of penile delusional retraction associated with schizophrenia in a middle aged European male from New Zealand similar to the present case.…”

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Koro-Like Symptoms Associated with Schizophrenia

El‐Badri¹,

Leathart²

2017

OJPsych

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Koro syndrome is a culture-related psychiatric disorder which is endemic in South-East Asia and is characterised by the sudden development of fear that one's penis is shrinking into the abdomen and may result in death. A number of cases with Koro-like symptoms have been reported among Caucasians in association with a variety of neuropsychiatric pathology. This case report describes a case of Koro-like symptoms associated with schizophrenia in a 66 years old male European living in a Western Country.

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Koro-Like Symptoms Associated with Schizophrenia

El‐Badri¹,

Leathart²

2017

OJPsych

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“…6 Our article is intended to discuss the thesis of these authors, and our collected case reports of Koro are from Canada. 7 To our knowledge, this is the first time that a series of cases is documented from North America where the syndrome is often ignored.…”

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Classical Koro and Koro-Like Symptoms: Illustration from Canada

Stip

Nguyen

Bertulies-Esposito

et al. 2021

Journal of Psychosexual Health

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Koro syndrome has been colorfully described as a pathological distortion of one’s body image of the genital organ. In Koro, body image dysphoria is characterized by severe anxiety related to the delusional idea that one’s genitals will shrink and retract into one’s abdomen, eventually leading to death. This syndrome was first reported in South East Asia, where endemics have been described, but it has also sporadically occurred globally. We present a systematic literature review on Koro syndrome and report 7 cases from Canada. A search review with PubMed and Google Scholar resulted in 504 entries. Sixty-seven manuscripts were eventually selected following a thorough elimination process. The resultant literature underscored the cultural diversity that underlay the reported cases. Various aspects of Koro have been examined (eg, etiological, clinical, diagnostic, and cultural aspects). It has stimulated substantial scholarly debate, discussions, correspondences, and arguments from anthropological, psychiatric, psychological, and biological perspectives. In our series, it seems that Koro could have been misattributed here. The primary concern was not with penile retraction of the cases. To our knowledge, this is the first time that a series of cases is documented from North America where the syndrome is often ignored. We highlight the potential differences between the classical Koro syndrome and a collection of beliefs related to the perception or delusion of penile retraction in other codable psychiatric disorders, Koro-like syndrome. Understanding Koro syndrome beyond geographic boundaries is in line with our collected case reports of Koro from outside Asia.

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“…Ceci aboutit à ce qu'aucune protubérance n'apparaisse, réalisant ainsi l'image d'une vraie femme, quel que soit l'habillement (Brami, 2002). Il est remarquable avec le kokoro que, dans cet activisme dans la mise en oeuvre de la disparition du pénis, on soit à l'antipode d'une entité clinique appelée le syndrome de Koro (Stip, Bergeron, Lavigueur, Fabian et Ait Bentaleb, 2007). Le Koro est en effet un trouble psychiatrique habituellement décrit comme un syndrome propre à certaines cultures asiatiques, se manifestant par une anxiété intense associée à la crainte d'une rétraction du pénis dans l'abdomen, qui peut mener à la mort.…”

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“…Nous avions fait cependant une description de cas de Koro rencontrés en pratique clinique au Québec. Il semble qu'une distinction pouvait être faite entre les présentations épidémiques de Koro qui sont culturellement spéci-fiques et les cas isolés qui peuvent apparaître dans toute culture (Stip et al, 2007).…”

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Les RaeRae et Mahu : troisième sexe polynésien

Stip

2016

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Découvrir la revue Citer cet article Stip, E. (2015). Les RaeRae et Mahu : troisième sexe polynésien. Santé mentale au Québec, 40(3),[193][194][195][196][197][198][199][200][201][202][203][204][205][206][207][208] Being Mahu has a cultural meaning, recognized in the history of Polynesian society, and cannot be considered as a medical or psychiatric condition. Being RaeRae extends the transformation to possible hormone therapy and surgery; the traditional social role (education, tourism) of Mahu is retained but in some cases is influenced by prostitution and at-risk homosexuality. Bibliographic sources and method We conducted a literature search using several medical, social, and anthropological bibliographic sources (MedLine, Google Scholar, PsycINFO, DUMAS). We used the terms RaeRae, Mahu, Polynesian androphilia, and Polynesian sexuality. We found 20 articles and theses. Some articles discuss a very similar condition in Samoa (fa'afafine). In addition, Mahu seems to be a derogatory term for a male homosexual or drag queen in the Hawaiian Islands. RaeRae and Mahu remain present and visible today. They are integrated into local professional and cultural life and are accepted, as long as their sexuality remains unspoken and invisible, which is more difficult for RaeRae. We describe the phenomenon and its context and the sociocultural hypotheses. We retain a reference connected to tacit knowledge of Polynesian sacrificial rites: Mahu did not undergo sacrifices the victims of which had to be men. A general discussion must be envisaged concerning the DSM-5, transgender identity and stigmatization. For instance, in Hawaii, people who identify as transgender continue to suffer high rates of violence, sexual assault and discrimination. The description contributes to an investigation of the limits of considering gender as binary; rather, it is a continuum not governed by the medicalization and psychologization of a cultural feature, which is also recognizable in other cultural areas including among the Amerindians. Results and contents

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Le syndrome de Koro

Cited by 8 publications

References 22 publications

Koro-Like Symptoms Associated with Schizophrenia

Koro-Like Symptoms Associated with Schizophrenia

Classical Koro and Koro-Like Symptoms: Illustration from Canada

Les RaeRae et Mahu : troisième sexe polynésien

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