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This study examined “Iyol-genen” and presents it as an appraisal of the concept of Cultural-Bound syndrome which in Tiv society is a specific gender related psychotic-like reactive disorder prevalent among women from their puberty to adulthood. The research adopted a qualitative general survey approach of interview to determine that the disorder is a cultural bound syndrome affecting only women in the Tiv ethnic group. A total of 40 selected women participants age 13 to 35 that experiences this disorder were interviewed. In the analysis of the respondent’s information, it was found that Iyol-genen, which predominantly affects women, has genetic linkage which was confirmed from two different identical twin sisters as well as sisters of the same parents.It is also a genealogical psychopathological disorder which peculiarly disturbssomewomen from particular families in all parts of the Tiv geographical location. This may be linked to the Tiv ancestral connection as they share similar ancestral characteristics.The disorder has no specific medication be it traditional or orthodox for treatment and cure but self-remitting. However, different people give different things such as holy water, squeezed sap of “Vambe” or powder charcoal mixed in water at the instance of each episode of the disorder which often coincidently restores the patient to normality. It is therefore the position of this study to recommend for further research to identify the why and what precipitate Iyol-genen in only female population living out men who are also Tiv and to develop a treatment that will help to reduce the demoralizing mental health problem.

Cultural Bound Syndrome: A Case of Iyol-Genen among Females of Tiv Origin in Nigeria