Grisi siknis, meaning crazy sickness in the Miskito language, is a contagious culture-bound syndrome occurring predominantly among the Miskito people of eastern Central America, affecting mainly young women; it is also known as grisi munaia, chipil siknis and nil siknis, and more recent cases have also been reported among people of Spanish descent.
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- Wikipedia Grisi siknis lead paragraph: contagious culture-bound syndrome resembling mass hysteria among Miskito people
- en.wikipedia.org: Grisi siknis
In Branch: Abnormal Psychology, Lead section
Grisi siknis (in Miskito language, from English, means "crazy sickness") is a contagious, culture-bound syndrome that occurs predominantly among the Miskito people of eastern Central America, and affects mainly young women.
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