Is dissociative amnesia a culture-bound syndrome? Findings from a survey of historical literature

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 225-233

  Pope Jr , Harrison G ^a   Poliakoff, Michael B ^b   Parker, Michael P ^c   Boynes, Matthew ^a   Hudson, James I ^a  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b United States Naval Academy ^*

^c UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DELIRIUM; DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA; EPILEPSY; HAPPINESS; HEAD INJURY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RELIGION;

ADVERTISING; AMNESIA; CULTURE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERNET; LANGUAGE; WRITING;

EID: 33846537383     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291706009500     Document Type: Article

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