title: Schizophrenic delusions in Seoul, Shanghai and Taipei: a transcultural study.
abstract: In this transcultural study of schizophrenic delusions among patients in Seoul, Shanghai and Taipei, we discovered that both the frequency and content of delusions differed among the three groups; and that these differences could perhaps be explained by varying sociocultural and political situations. Delusional themes that are sensitive to sociocultural or political situations include guilt, love/sex, religion, somatic damage, economy/business and politics. Delusions regarding longevity, love/sex, dysmorphophobia/dysosmophobia, religion or supernatural matters, and espionage/spy stories were most frequent in Seoul patients. Those in Taipei predominantly had delusions about possession, religion or supernatural matters, hypnotism, and mass media/computers. Shanghai patients often had delusions of poisons, being prickled by poisoned needles, their brain and viscera extracted and being a family member of political authorities.
authors: Department of Neuropsychiatry, Hanyang University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kikim@email.hanyang.ac.kr
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Kim
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Hwu
authors: L D
authors: LD
authors: Zhang
authors: M K
authors: MK
authors: Lu
authors: K K
authors: KK
authors: Park
authors: T J
authors: TJ
authors: Hwang
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Kim
authors: Y C
authors: YC
authors: Park
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003702:Delusions / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012067:Religion; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology