The Amok Syndrome in Papua and New Guinea

Burton-Bradley, Burton G.

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1968.tb82652.x

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“…Several writers have presented evidence that the 'disorder' is no longer limited to males or Malays, nor is it found 0nly in the Malay Peniiasula and Archipelago (Teoh 1972;Westermeyer 1972;Burton-Bradley 1968). Statistical evidence is lacking, but the impression is that the frequency of occurrence in its traditional form appears to have increased in Southeast Asia, where it is now found increasingly associated with cases of severe mental illness, e.g., schizophrenia (Tan 1965), and other psychiatric syndromes (Schmidt 1967;Murphy 1972).…”

Section: Amok: An Historical Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethno-behaviorism and the culture-bound syndromes: The case of amok

Carr

1978

Cult Med Psych

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The phenomenon of amok is reviewed in order to demonstrate the heuristic value of an ethno-behavioral model of culture-bound syndromes. The notion that culture-bound syndromes share underlying common disease forms is rejected. Instead, the ethno-behavioral model postulates that culture-bound syndromes consist of culturally specific behavioral repertoires legitimated by culturally sanctioned norms and concepts, but with both behavior and norms acquired in accordance with basic principles of human learning universal to all cultures. Consistent with this model, amok is shown to be a common behavioral pathway for multiple precipitants (which may or may not include disease pathology), but with a distinct form and conceptualization which can be traced to the social learning practices and beliefs of the Malay.

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Section: Amok: An Historical Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethno-behaviorism and the culture-bound syndromes: The case of amok

Carr

1978

Cult Med Psych

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“…This finding has not been replicated by others, although psychosis has been commonly noted among amok psychiatric patients studied by Schmidt et al (1977), Burton-Bradley (1968), and others. In general, the diversity in psychiatric diagnosis among various investigators is a more striking finding than is any universality: Virtually all major diagnostic groups have been represented.…”

Section: Psychological Theoriesmentioning

confidence: 58%

“…Rifles have been used by amok persons in Indonesia (Van Loon, 1928). Bladed weapons were widely used in Papua-New Guinea (Burton-Bradley, 1968). Among Filipino veterans going amok, Zaguirre (1957) noted a high frequency of military ordnance, especially carbines and submachine guns.…”

Section: Review Of Case Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Even in more recent cases, however, neurosyphilis and other organic brain syndromes have been noted in a few patients. A few recent observers have noted the frequent association of alcohol use with amok in regions outside Malaysia (Burton-Bradley, 1968;Westermeyer, 1972).…”

Section: ' L '"mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Neurosyphilis, leprosy, and epilepsy have been occasionally mentioned as causes (Spores, 1976;Schmidt et ai., 1977;Tan and Carr, 1977). Although alcohol is religiously proscribed for Moslem Malay and Indonesians, acute intoxication has been frequently associated with amok-like cases in Papua-New Guinea (Burton-Bradley, 1968) andLaos (Westermeyer, 1972). The latter is not unexpected in view of the common association between violence and alcohol use (Spain et ai., 1951;Jones, 1967;Nicol et ai., 1973;Taylor et ai., 1976).…”

Section: Biological Theoriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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