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Acute schizophrenic episode: is it a culture‐related syndrome?
Author(s) -
ElRufaie O. E. F. A.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1986.tb02683.x
Subject(s) - abu dhabi , etiology , psychiatry , psychology , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , medicine , pathology , metropolitan area
The patients in this study, from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, presented with an acute psychotic syndrome preceded by stressful life events. The patients represented only three nationalities, although many people from other nationalities labour under similar stressful conditions. It is suggested that cultural factors play a role in the aetiology of this particular syndrome.