The Khmer cultural syndrome 'wind overload' (kyol goeu) generates catastrophic cognitions about autonomic arousal symptoms upon standing, contributing to a high rate of orthostatically induced panic.
Cultural syndromes such as 'wind overload' can increase the risk of panic attacks by generating catastrophic cognitions about autonomic arousal symptoms.
Certain cultural syndromes seem to increase the risk of panic attacks by generating catastrophic cognitions about symptoms of autonomic arousal. These schemas create a constant anxious scanning of the body, hence facilitating, maintaining, and producing panic. As a case in point, a Khmer fainting syndrome,'wind overload' (kyol goeu), results in dire expectations concerning the autonomic symptoms experienced upon standing, thus contributing to the high rate of orthostatically induced panic observed in this population.
Hinton et al. (Sat,) conducted a review in Orthostatic Panic / Kyol Goeu. Kyol goeu ('wind overload') cultural syndrome was evaluated on Orthostatically induced panic. The Khmer cultural syndrome 'wind overload' (kyol goeu) generates catastrophic cognitions about autonomic arousal symptoms upon standing, contributing to a high rate of orthostatically induced panic.