Jerusalem syndrome

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf psychological theory
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Jerusalem_syndrome_disorder
gptkbp:associatedWith visitors to Jerusalem
gptkbp:characterizedBy psychosis
delusions
religious-themed obsessive ideas
gptkbp:class culture-bound syndrome
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:British_Journal_of_Psychiatry
gptkb:Israel_Journal_of_Psychiatry_and_Related_Sciences
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Heinz_Herman
1930s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jerusalem syndrome
gptkbp:location gptkb:Jerusalem
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Michael_Rohan
David Koresh (alleged)
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:pilgrims
tourists
residents of Jerusalem
gptkbp:prevalence rare
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Paris_syndrome
gptkb:Stendhal_syndrome
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Elihu_Shuv
gptkb:James_Z._Margolis
gptkb:Jonathan_Kalian
gptkb:Moshe_Witztum
gptkb:Yair_Bar-El
gptkbp:symptom preaching in public places
singing psalms
compulsive bathing
delusions of religious identity
dressing in white robes
shouting religious verses
gptkbp:treatment hospitalization
antipsychotic medication
psychiatric intervention
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Jerusalem_Syndrome
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6