be closely related to major depressive disorder. When susto  resulted from a traumatic event
that played a major role in shaping symptoms and in emotional processing of the experience,
the diagnosis of posttrauma tic stress disorder appe ared more appropriate. Susto  character-
ized by various recurrent somatic symptoms—for  which the person sought health care from
several practitioners—was thought to resemble a somatic symptom disorder.
Related conditions in other cultural contexts:  Similar etiological concepts and symp-
tom configurations are found globally. In the Andean region, susto  is referred to as espanto .