Paris syndrome
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Paris syndrome is psychological disorder unique to the interaction of Japanese nationals working and vacationing in Paris, France. First noted in the French Nervure journal of psychiatry by A. Viala, H. Ota, M.N. Vacheron, P. Martin, and F. Caroli in 2004, it is classified as a form of Stendhal syndrome (French: Syndrome du voyageur) External link - French Language. The number of reported cases is "a dozen cases a year," and a small number of the afflicted are repatriated to Japan. It is speculated as manifesting from an individual's inability to reconcile a disparity between the Japanese popular image and the reality of Paris; specifically, Paris is seen as a fairytale city, but Japanese (who are used to great politeness) are unable to reconcile this with rude treatment by Parisians.
However, doctor Youcef Mahmoudia, physician with the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris indicates that Paris Syndrome is "a manifestation of psychopathology related to the voyage, rather than a of syndrome of the traveller" External Link - French language. He theorized that the excitement resulting from visiting Paris causes the heart to accelerate, causing giddinesses and shortness of breath, which results in hallucinations in the manner that Italian psychologist Graziella Magherini noted in her 1989 book "La sindrome di Stendhal."
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- A. Viala, H. Ota, M.N. Vacheron, P. Martin, and F. Caroli. - "Les Japonais en voyage pathologique à Paris : un modèle original de prise en charge transcuturelle" - 5 - p. 31-34.
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- "Voyage pathologique" from Actualité Le magazine - French language publication
- "VOYAGE PATHOLOGIQUE : HISTORIQUE ET DIAGNOSTIQUES DIFFERENTIELS 2005 Report from Marmottan Hospital, Paris
- 'Paris Syndrome' strikes Japanese: BBC News Article
- Paris syndrome - How the romantic city is driving some Japanese mad... literally: Market research article from Japan Market Intelligence
- "Mastering French manners, the hard way" by Caroline Wyatt, BBC News
