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locura

n. a culture-bound syndrome found among Latino groups in the United States and Latin America and attributed to hereditary vulnerability, the consequences of stressful and difficult life events, or a combination of the two. Symptoms include incoherence, agitation, auditory and visual hallucinations, social dysfunction, erratic behavior, and possibly violence.

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