Iich'aa
Encyclopedia
Iich'aa is a culture-specific syndrome
in the Navajo
culture.
Per the DSM-IV-TR, the disorder is parallel to the concept of amok, in which individuals suddenly and violently attack others without clear prior motives.
Culture-specific syndrome
In medicine and medical anthropology, a culture-bound syndrome, culture-specific syndrome or folk illness is a combination of psychiatric and somatic symptoms that are considered to be a recognizable disease only within a specific society or culture...
in the Navajo
Navajo people
The Navajo of the Southwestern United States are the largest single federally recognized tribe of the United States of America. The Navajo Nation has 300,048 enrolled tribal members. The Navajo Nation constitutes an independent governmental body which manages the Navajo Indian reservation in the...
culture.
Per the DSM-IV-TR, the disorder is parallel to the concept of amok, in which individuals suddenly and violently attack others without clear prior motives.