Hi-wa itck

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Hi-wa itck (Mohave : hi:wa itck [1] ) is a culture-bound syndrome concerning heartbreak [1] mostly associated with the Mohave people. [2] This syndrome is associated with the separation of a loved one with symptoms including insomnia, depression, loss of appetite, and possibly suicide. [3] Hi-wa itck is typically experienced by men, especially older men abandoned by their younger wives. [4] It is similar to the condition of abandonment and rejection sensitivity associated with borderline personality disorder combined with a depressive episode. [5] It is identified under culture-bound syndromes originating in Native America, which also include pibloktoq or Arctic hysteria and wacinko (Oglala Sioux). [6]

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  1. 1 2 Devereux, George (1961). "The 'Heart' Neuroses". Mohave Ethnopsychiatry and Suicide: The Psychiatric Knowledge and the Psychic Disturbances of an Indian Tribe, Issue 175. US Government Printing Office. p. 91. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ↑ Muscari, Mary; Brown, Kathleen (2010). Quick Reference to Adult and Older Adult Forensics: A Guide for Nurses and Other Health Care Professionals. New York: Springer Publishing Company. p. 12. ISBN   9780826124227.
  3. ↑ "Glossary of culture bound syndromes".
  4. ↑ Devereux 95, 103
  5. ↑ Alarcón, Renato; Foulks, Edward; Vakkur, Mark (1998). Personality Disorders and Culture: Clinical and Conceptual Interactions. New York: John Wiley & Sons. pp.  200. ISBN   0471149640.
  6. ↑ Weber, Janet; Kelley, Jane (2009). Health Assessment in Nursing (4th ed.). Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p.  101. ISBN   978-0-7817-8160-2.

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