Koro Like Symptoms in Saudi Patients.

Author: A. A. Osman , N.S. Mahmood

Source:
The Arab Journal of Psychiatry, 1992, vol 3,1: 56-60
A case of young Saudi who manifested Koro like symptoms is presented. The nature of Koro as culture bound syndrome is discussed. The author believes that classic Koro exists only in Chinease and other related cultures. When it appears outside of this geographical locality the picture is either incomplete or grafted on other psychiatric conditions.