Bouffée délirante

Bouffée délirante is a culture-bound syndrome in West Africa and Haiti of a sudden outburst of aggression, confusion and psychomotor excitement, possibly including visual or auditory hallucinations and paranoia.[1]

History

Bouffée délirante is a French term that was introduced in 1886 by Valentin Magnan meaning short-lived psychosis. He used it to describe transient psychotic or psychosis reactions. Bouffée délirante reactions are sudden attacks of brief duration with paranoid delusions and often concomitant hallucinations, typically precipitated by an intense fear of magical persecution through sorcery or witchcraft.[2]

Classification

In the ICD-10, Bouffée déliriante is classified as a subtype of either Acute polymorphic psychotic disorder without symptoms of schizophrenia (F23.0)[3] or Acute polymorphic psychotic disorder with symptoms of schizophrenia (F23.1).[4] "Bouffée délirante" literally means a "delirious flash".

See also
  • Brief psychotic disorder
  • Folie à deux

References
  1. Chabrol H (2003). "Chronic hallucinatory psychosis, bouffée déliriante, and the classification of psychosis in French psychiatry". Curr Psychiatry Rep. 5: 187–91. doi:10.1007/s11920-003-0040-2. PMID 12773270.
  2. Wolfgang, G. (2001, July) Cultural Factors in Psychiatric Disorders. Retrieved June 19, 2013 from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2013-06-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "ICD10 Version:2015". World Health Organization. World Health Organization. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  4. "ICD10 Version:2015". World Health Organization. World Health Organization. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
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