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Ghost sickness
Ghost sickness is a culture bound syndrome reported to occur among Native American tribes, including Navajo.〔(2012, May 3). Navajo Ghost Sickness. Retrieved July 19, 2013 from Black Magus ()〕 People who are preoccupied and/or consumed by the deceased are believed among some Native Americans to suffer from ghost sickness. Reported symptoms include general weakness, loss of appetite, suffocation feelings, recurring nightmares, and a pervasive feeling of terror. The sickness is attributed to ghosts (''chindi'') or, occasionally, to witches or witchcraft.
==Features==
The sufferer may be mildly obsessed with death or a deceased person whom they believe to be the source of their affliction. Physical symptoms can include weakness and fatigue, diminished appetite, or other digestion problems. There may be dizziness or fainting, and sometimes even loss of consciousness. At times the sufferer might experience a sense of suffocation or the inability to breathe. Psychological symptoms may include nightmares or other sleep disturbances, anxiety, a sense of being in danger, hallucinations, and confusion. At some stages there can be feelings of despondency or depression.〔American Psychiatric Association. (2000). ''Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders'' (4th ed., rev.). Washington, DC: Author.〕
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