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Culture-bound syndromes in a globalizing era: disappearing or evolving?

SO036b - CULTURE-BOUND SYNDROMES IN A GLOBALIZED ERA: DISAPPEARING OR EVOLVING? (ID 3827)

Culture-bound syndromes are not disappearing; they are evolving in form and being reframed within psychiatric classification as “cultural concepts of distress.”

The aim is to examine whether culture-bound syndromes, traditionally considered confined to specific cultural contexts, are disappearing with globalization and to evaluate the transition to the framework of “cultural concepts of distress.” A nonsystematic review was conducted of the historical development and current classification of culture-related syndromes and their representation in DSM-5 and ICD-11, examining evidence of changes in their presentation in globalized contexts. DSM-IV described approximately 25 culture-bound syndromes in a separate glossary and introduced the Outline for Cultural Formulation; ICD-10, by contrast, used the concept of culture-specific disorders, largely placing these conditions within existing diagnostic categories. DSM-5 replaced the term with a broader framework comprising three constructs: cultural syndromes, cultural idioms of distress, and cultural explanations or perceived causes. Rather than adopting an equivalent taxonomy, ICD-11 integrated cultural guidance into the descriptions and diagnostic requirements for individual disorders. The reviewed literature indicates that migration, urbanization, digital communication, and increasing exposure to biomedical models are changing the presentation, terminology, and geographical distribution of these syndromes, with traditional and psychiatric explanations coexisting to create hybrid understandings of distress. Although conditions such as ataque de nervios, dhat syndrome, koro, and susto change form across generations and transnational settings, they continue to communicate culturally meaningful suffering. While they may overlap with anxiety, mood, trauma-related, dissociative, sexual, or somatic symptom disorders, they cannot be considered direct equivalents of these categories. Methodological heterogeneity and insufficient longitudinal evidence preclude definitive conclusions about changes in prevalence. Cultural assessment is an essential component of contemporary psychiatric practice for reducing diagnostic error and inappropriate pathologization and strengthening the therapeutic alliance.

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