Dhat syndrome: the phenomenology of a culture bound sex neurosis of the orient.

Indian Dhat syndrome which is symptom complex most commonly seen in younger group of patients in between 16 to 23 years of age. These patients present with whitish discharge with urine (patients believe it to be semen). This is associated most commonly with impotency, marked anxiety, general weakness, premature ejaculations and hypochondriasis. All the patients were either from low or average socioeconomic status. Majority of the patients attributed masturbation as a causative factor for this problem.