Ufufuyane
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
|---|---|
| F44.3 | Trance and possession states |
| F44.7 | Dissociative disorders ( conversion disorders ), mixed |
| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
Ufufuyane , also known as Saka , is a culture-related behavior disorder that occurs in South Africa and Kenya . This mental disorder occurs mainly in the Bantu population (including the Zulus ) and related groups. Ufufuyane expresses itself among other things by sobbing, screaming, repeated word creations ( neologisms ), paralysis , trance- like drowsiness , stupor or convulsions . It mainly affects young, unmarried women who attribute this state of fear, for example, to magical potions from rejected lovers. There are also nightmares with sexual content or conditions of temporary blindness during ufufuyane described. This condition can drag on for days or weeks, with Ufufuyane being triggered, for example, by seeing a man or a stranger.
Classification
According to the ICD-10 classification of the World Health Organization WHO, the codes F44.3 and F44.7 ( neurotic, stress and somatoform disorders ) are proposed. The behavior disorder arctic hysteria (Pibloktoq) shows a similar clinical picture.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b John Edward Cooper: Pocket Guide to the ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioral Disorders . American Psychiatric Pub Inc, 1994, ISBN 978-0-88048-983-6 .
- ↑ a b c d The ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioral Disorders. (pdf) WHO, accessed on August 14, 2014 .
- ↑ Stefan Leucht, Hans Förstl: Short textbook psychiatry and psychotherapy . 1st edition. Thieme, 2012, ISBN 978-3-13-148381-2 .
