Iich'aa is a culture-bound syndrome found in Navajo Native American culture, with symptoms including epileptic behavior such as nervousness and convulsions, loss of self-control, self-destructive behavior, and fits of violence and rage. Together with other culture-bound syndromes such as amok in Indonesia, gila mengamok in Malaysia, cafard in Polynesia, and mal de pelea in Puerto Rico, iich'aa can be grouped in the taxon Sudden Mass Assault Syndrome.
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Type of Phenomenon Diagnostic ChapterImpulse Control Disorders 1 Everyday Context Connections
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Source Wikipedia: Iich'aa
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1. Wikipedia: Iich'aa
- Wikipedia Iich'aa lead paragraph: loss of self-control and fits of violence and rage, grouped with amok-type Sudden Mass Assault Syndrome
- en.wikipedia.org: Iich'aa
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Iich'aa (Navajo: Iichʼąh, pronounced “eech aaw”, no inflexion) is a culture-bound syndrome found in the Navajo Native American culture.
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