Paranoia as a cultural phenomenon: treatment of an Indian physician.
Paranoia can only be understood within the context of the culture to which the individual belongs. A case history of a paranoid disorder in an Indian physician is presented, and the diagnostic and treatment dilemmas are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003469:Culture; D003702:Delusions / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D010259:Paranoid Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011613:Psychotherapy; D014481:United States