Title: Susto, a folk illness /
Authors: Rubel, Arthur J.; Collado-Ardón, Rolando; O'Nell, Carl W., 1925-
Publisher: University of California Press,
Year: 1984
Subjects: Stress, Psychological complications; Psychophysiologic Disorders etiology; Medicine, Traditional; Indians, North American psychology; Ethnopsychology; Chinantec Indians Diseases.; Chinantec Indians Medicine.; Indians of Mexico Diseases Mexico Oaxaca.; Indians of Mexico Medicine Mexico Oaxaca.; Traditional medicine Mexico Oaxaca.; Zapotec Indians Diseases.; Zapotec Indians Medicine.; Mexico
Abstract: Widespread throughout Latin America, susto is a folk illness associated with a broad array of symptoms. This study takes an interdisciplinary approach, looking for explanations of susto in the interaction of social, physiological, and psychological factors.