<P> A culture - specific syndrome is characterized by: </P> <Ol> <Li> categorization as a disease in the culture (i.e., not a voluntary behaviour or false claim); </Li> <Li> widespread familiarity in the culture; </Li> <Li> complete lack of familiarity or misunderstanding of the condition to people in other cultures; </Li> <Li> no objectively demonstrable biochemical or tissue abnormalities (signs); </Li> <Li> the condition is usually recognized and treated by the folk medicine of the culture . </Li> </Ol> <Li> categorization as a disease in the culture (i.e., not a voluntary behaviour or false claim); </Li> <Li> widespread familiarity in the culture; </Li>

Examples of culture bound syndromes in the united states