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Research Article

Jiko-shisen-kyofu (fear of one's own glance), but not taijin-kyofusho (fear of interpersonal relations), is an east Asian culture-related specific syndrome

Yasuhide Iwata Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3125, Japan
(Lecturer) ,
Katsuaki Suzuki Osaka-Hamamatsu Joint Research Centre for Child Mental Development, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3125, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
(Associate Professor) ,
Nori Takei Osaka-Hamamatsu Joint Research Centre for Child Mental Development, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3125, Japan, and Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, UK
(Professor) ,
Timothea Toulopoulou Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, UK
(Lecturer) ,
Kenji J. Tsuchiya Osaka-Hamamatsu Joint Research Centre for Child Mental Development, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3125, Japan
(Associate Professor) ,
Kaori Matsumoto Osaka-Hamamatsu Joint Research Centre for Child Mental Development, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3125, Japan
(Lecturer) ,
Shu Takagai Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3125, Japan
(Lecturer) ,
Masaya Oshiro Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3125, Japan
(Lecturer) ,
Kazuhiko Nakamura Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3125, Japan
(Associate Professor) &
Norio Mori Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3125, Japan
(Professor) show all
Pages 148-152 | Received 10 Feb 2010, Accepted 17 Oct 2010, Published online: 22 Nov 2010

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