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Amok syndrome is an aggressive dissociative behavioral pattern derived from the Malay world, modern Indonesia and Malaysia, that led to the English phrase running amok.[1] The word derives from the Malay word amuk, traditionally meaning "rushing in a frenzy" or "attacking furiously".[2][3] Amok syndrome presents as an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects following a period of brooding, which has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malay culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior.[4] The syndrome of "Amok" is found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV TR).[5] In the DSM-V, Amok syndrome is no longer considered a culture-bound syndrome, since the category of culture-bound syndrome has been removed.[1]
- ^ a b Murphy, Dominic (2015), ""Deviant Deviance": Cultural Diversity in DSM-5", The DSM-5 in Perspective, History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences, vol. 10, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 97–110, doi:10.1007/978-94-017-9765-8_6, ISBN 978-94-017-9764-1, retrieved 2022-04-11
- ^ Definition of "amok" by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com
- ^ "amok – Origin and meaning of even by Online Etymology Dictionary". www.etymonline.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "amok". Merriam-Webster, Inc. 2013. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Appendix I: Outline for Cultural Formulation and Glossary of Culture-Bound Syndromes". Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR). Vol. 1 (4th ed.). 2000. doi:10.1176/appi.books.9780890423349.7060. ISBN 0-89042-334-2. Archived from the original on June 5, 2007.