It was first identified by psychiatrist Hiroaki Ota in the 1980s and is characterized by severe symptoms such as anxiety, hallucinations, dizziness, nausea, and feelings of persecution. While it can ...

Although France isn’t one of the two dozen or so countries that has to date produced a professional sumo wrestler, the ...

Stendhal syndrome lacks the evidence to be classified formally as a disease – but visits to other cities can also induce similar symptoms. Anyone who seen depictions of Paris in film and fiction ...

Travel experts have warned about a bizarre phenomenon that could possibly ruin your trip of on the most beautiful cities in the world. Paris, known for its stunning architecture, priceless artwork ...

You may have heard about Jerusalem Syndrome, the condition that overtakes ... one can expect a Paris that meets the reasonable portrait in one’s imagination. The city will be dirty, crowded ...

It took more than 50 years for Marthe Gautier to set the record straight about her discovery of the genetic cause of Down ...

In fact, some forms of culture shock are so heralding that they get their own name. Welcome to the wild world of Paris Syndrome, a form of culture shock that’s specific to Japanese (and, more often, ...

Gabby Thomas and Ilona Maher were two of the biggest names on Team USA at the Paris Olympics last Summer and as it turns out the former is a huge fan of ...