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Taijin Kyofusho
Taijin Kyofusho is a culturally distinctive phobia mostly found in Japan. However, it has been recenty found in Austrailia.Taijin Kyofusho in some ways resembles a Social Phobia in DSM-IV. This syndrome is shown within individuals who have an intense fear that his or her body or its functions: displease, humiliate, or are offensive to the public in appearance, odor, facial expressions, movements and overall existence. This syndrome is included in the official Japanese diagnostic system for mental disorders.

Treatment
The standard Japanese treatment for taijin kyofusho is Morita therapy, developed by Dr. Morita Masatake in early 1900s as a treatment for the Japanese mental disorders taijin kyofusho and shinkeishitsu (nervousness). The original regimen involved patient isolation, enforced bed rest, diary writing, manual labor, and lectures on the importance of self-acceptance and positive endeavor. Since the 1930s, the treatment has been modified to include out-patient and group treatments; this modified version is known as neo-Morita therapy.

4 Subtypes
There are four subtypes of Taijin Kyofusho

sekimen-kyofu (phobia of blushing)

shubo-kyofu (phobia of deformed body)

jikashisen- kyofu (phobia of eye-to-eye contact)

jikashu-kyofu (phobia of one's own foul body odor)

Sekimen-kyofu, shubo-kyofu, jikashu-kyofu are not culturallydistinctive phobias in Japan. Taijin Kyofush is unique so it is treated like a specific type of phobia.

Population Mainly Infected
Typically diagnosed in adolescence or early adulthood, taijin kyofusho affects 10-20% of the Japanese population. Clinical data indicates that more males have the condition than females despite the fact that females scored higher on a social phobia scale and report higher scores on embarrassibility than their male counterparts. This differs from Western society where the prevalence of females with social phobias is to some extent greater than that of males. The lifetime prevalence of the disorder falls anywhere between 3% and 13% with changes in severity occurring throughout one's lifetime.

A report of a community epidemiological study of taijin kyofusho in Japan was observed. A total of 132 inhabitants in a small community in the city of Kofu, Japan, was interviewed by trained interviewers using a semistructured interview, and completed self-report questionnaires. Of these respondents, nine (6.8%) reported ‘taijin kyofu’ symptoms, eight of whom reported having specific concerns about strong body odor although the ‘taijin kyofu’ symptoms were not serious enough to meet the criteria of a mental disorder. Taijin kyofusho has traditionally been viewed as a disorder of young males, our cases were older and predominantly female.

MELANIEJ09 - IS THERE A PATICULAR AGE THAT TAIJIN KYOFUSHO OCCURS OR CAN ANY ONE HAVE THIS DISORDER?

SR151597 - SO DO THESE PEOPLE NEVER GO INTO PUBLIC OR DO THEY GO AND JUST WORRY ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE THINKING?

BM153108 - THE ARTICLE NEEDS MORE CONTENT, HERE IS A SOURCE I FOUND http://www.brainphysics.com/taijin-kyofusho.php. HOPE IT HELPS.

Missy071407- Here is another source that might work. 

KAT163059 - HOW DO PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM THIS DISORDER REACT TO THEIR BODY IMAGES?

CLG1124 HAS THIS DISORDER BEEN REPORTED IN THE UNITED STATES? DOES IT AFFECT MEN OR WOMEN MORE?

FJ153505- THIS ARTICLE NEEDS MORE INFORMATON.

HILAROO112 - ARE MALES OR FEMALES MORE PRONE TO THIS DISEASE? ARE YOUNG PEOPLE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE, OR OLDER PEOPLE?

ALEXL999- HERE IS A LINK TO A WEBPAGE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT TAIJIN KYOFUSHO THAT CAN BE USED AS A REFERENCE- http://rjg42.tripod.com/culturebound_syndromes.htm