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koro  

Définition

  • Koro is a Malay-Indonesian term meaning “turtle's head.” It describes a psychiatric, nonpsychotic syndrome involving an acute, panic-like anxiety about the penis receding into the abdomen. This is accompanied by belief that total disappearance of the penis will cause death. [Source: Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology; Culture-Bound Syndromes: Koro]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-M70S1Z0M-B

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