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Hundred Years of Koro the History of a Culture-Bound Syndrome

Institute of Psychiatry, 7 D.L. Khan Road, Calcutta 700 025, India

Koro was first reported in Western medical press in 1895. The original oriental culture-bound 'Koro' is now referred to as 'genital retraction syndrome' in the global literature. During this span of a century, the primary cultural etiological focus of Koro has also shifted towards the concept of disordered body-image perception. A review of the world Koro literature (English language journals and books) of varied ethnic groups, geographical regions and with different comorbidities, shows a fascinating history of its clinical and conceptual progress over the years. This is a brief discussion on the publication history of Koro over the last hundred years.

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Vol. 44, No. 3, 181-188 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/002076409804400304


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