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Ataque de nervios ( Spanish pronunciation: [aˈtake ðe ˈneɾβjos], also known as "Puerto Rican syndrome") is a psychological syndrome mostly associated, in the United States, with Spanish-speaking people from the Caribbean, although commonly identified among all Iberian-descended cultures. Ataque de nervios translates into English as "attack of nerves", although it is used in its common cultural form to refer to a specific pattern of symptoms, rather than being a general term for feeling nervous. The condition appears in Appendix I of the revised fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) as a culture-bound syndrome.

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Ataque de nervios ( Spanish pronunciation: [aˈtake ðe ˈneɾβjos], also known as "Puerto Rican syndrome") is a psychological syndrome that was initially discovered in the United States, among Spanish-speaking people from the Caribbean, although commonly identified among cultures of Latino descent Ataque de nervios translates into English as "attack of nerves", Ataque de nervios can be referred to as culturally influenced syndrome classified by a specific pattern of symptoms, rather than being a general term for feeling nervous. The term ataque de nervios may also refer to an idiom of distress that includes any “fit”-like paroxysm of emotionality and may be used to refer to an episode of loss of control in response to an intense stressor. The condition appears in Appendix I of the revised fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) as a culture-bound syndrome.

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History (original)

Ataque de nervios was first mentioned in Puerto Rico by US military psychiatrists who observed a young Puerto Rican experiencing unusual illness.[citation needed]

History (REVISED)

Ataque de nervios was first mentioned after studies where conducted by US psychiatrists who focused on healthcare for Hispanic populations, particularly individuals who were Puerto Rican and living in the United States.

Symptoms (original)

Reported aspects of the syndrome include uncontrollable screaming or shouting, crying, trembling, sensations of heat rising in the chest and head, dissociative experiences, and verbal or physical aggression. The reaction is usually associated with a stressful event relating to the family, although it is not specifically defined as arising from such occurrences.

Symptoms (REVISED)

Reported symptoms of Ataque de nervios syndrome may include partial loss of consciousness, convulsive movements of psychogenic origin, assaultive hyperactivity, childlike regressed behavior, and/or psychosis, and may also include impulsive suicidal or homicidal acts, as well as uncontrollable screaming or shouting, crying, trembling, sensations of heat rising in the chest and head, dissociative experiences, and verbal or physical aggression.

The cause of these symptoms can not be specifically defined but is usually associated with the memory or repression of a stressful event. These stressful events can be related, but is not limited, to the particular geographical relocation of one’s family, childhood sexual trauma, or dissociative experiences.