Wendigo psychosis

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf psychological disorder
culture-bound syndrome
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Algonquian_folklore
gptkbp:category psychopathology
culture-bound syndrome
gptkbp:debatedBy psychiatrists
anthropologists
gptkbp:describedBy condition involving an intense craving for human flesh
gptkbp:discusses ethnographic literature
gptkbp:firstDescribed 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wendigo psychosis
gptkbp:notedCase gptkb:Jack_Fiddler
gptkb:Swift_Runner
gptkbp:region gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Great_Lakes_region
gptkb:Northern_Algonquian-speaking_peoples
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Wendigo
gptkbp:status rare
controversial diagnosis
gptkbp:symptom compulsive desire to eat human flesh
fear of becoming a Wendigo
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Windigo
gptkb:Wendigo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5