User:Kmwarren/practice

Definition
When an individual becomes frightened and frenzied, believing they are being punished for some offense. They may believe they are witches and harming others without conscious intent - this may follow a difficult childbirth, the death or illness of an infant, or a physical illness with fever. The person may become withdrawn, hallucinate, dance and sing, tear at clothing and eat feces.

Description:Two types

 * frenzied guilt-and-fear (FGF)
 * depressive (DP)

Location
Ghana/West Africa

Symptoms

 * hallucinations
 * withdrawal
 * hebephrenic behavior
 * dancing
 * singing
 * tearing off clothes
 * eating feces

Cause
This disorder is mainly in younger women who accuse themselves of being witches and will harm someone else without conscious intent. This is often followed by a difficult childbirth and subsequent illness or the death of an infant. Sometimes this disorder is proceeded with physical illness and fever.