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mal de pelea

mal de pelea

a culture-bound syndrome found in Puerto Rico that is similar to amok. Individuals experience a period of brooding and then suddenly become violent and attack others around them (the Spanish name literally means “fighting sickness”). Also called Puerto Rican syndrome.

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