Bhatia M S
Department of Psychiatry, University College of Medical Sciences, Dilshad Garden, Delhi-110 095.
Indian J Med Sci. 2000 Apr;54(4):145-8.
Compulsive Spitting, as a culture bound symptom has not been previously reported in the literature. Of 26 cases described, 8 were suffering from schizophrenia followed by 5 cases having mania, 4 each with depression and OCD, 3 with tic disorder and 2 with seizure disorder. More studies are warranted to study and report the culture bound symptoms in india and other countries.
强迫性吐痰作为一种文化相关症状，此前文献中未曾有过报道。在所描述的26例病例中，8例患有精神分裂症，其次是5例患有躁狂症，4例患有抑郁症和强迫症，3例患有抽动障碍，2例患有癫痫障碍。有必要开展更多研究来研究和报道印度及其他国家的文化相关症状。
