Volume : 2, Issue : 3, March - 2013

A case report of Dhat syndrome with secondary depression in an adolescent boy: Imbibed from culture or induced by culture?

Sujit Kumar Kar, Akhila Kumar Panda

Abstract :

Dhat syndrome is a culture bound syndrome of Indian subcontinent and depression is one of the frequently associated psychiatric co–morbidity with it. We present here the case of an adolescent boy who presented with major depressive disorder with Dhat syndrome who responded significantly to antidepressant and psychosocial intervention in a period of two weeks.