Hi-wa itck
Appearance
Hi-wa itck is a tradition concerning lovesickness mostly associated with the Mohave American Indians.[1] This syndrome is associated with the separation of a loved one with symptoms including insomnia, depression, loss of appetite, and possibly suicide.[2] Hi-wa itck is typically experienced by men, especially older men abandoned by their younger wives.[3] It is similar to the condition of abandonment and rejection sensitivity associated with borderline personality disorder combined with a depressive episode.[4] It is identified under culture-bound syndromes originating in Native America, which also include pibloktoq or Arctic hysteria and wacinko (Oglala Sioux).[5]
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Glossary of culture bound syndromes".
- ^ Devereux 95, 103
- ^ Alarcón, Renato; Foulks, Edward; Vakkur, Mark (1998). Personality Disorders and Culture: Clinical and Conceptual Interactions. New York: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 200. ISBN 0471149640.
- ^ Weber, Janet; Kelley, Jane (2009). Health Assessment in Nursing. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 101. ISBN 9780781781602.
References
- Devereux, George. "Mohave Ethnopsychiatry and Suicide: The Psychiatric Knowledge and the Psychic Disturbances of an Indian Tribe, Issue 175." US Government Printing Office, 1961.