Case Report on DHAT Syndrome with Psychotic Dysfunction

Abstract

Introduction The DHAT syndrome, also known as "semen loss"-related psychological anguish, is a condition that is exclusive to the Indian subcontinent but is also common in other cultures. Postgraduate students in their teaching program must be taught about its diagnostic and management concerns. A wide range of nebulous bodily and psychological problems, including weariness, listlessness, loss of appetite, weakness, poor physical coordination, amnesia, and other nebulous somatic issues, characterize this condition. These patients could also exhibit psychosexual dysfunction or not. Patients with DHAT syndrome symptoms were typically young, newly married, from poor socioeconomic backgrounds (possibly students, labourers, or farmers by vocation), from rural areas, and from families with traditional views on sex. Most people learn about DHAT syndrome from acquaintances, coworkers, or family. In most of the northern Indian cities, voids and hakims spread the fear of semen loss and market its treatment everywhere—on walls, on television, in newspapers, and on hoardings at the side of the road. Instead of going to psychiatrists, most people choose to go to STD clinics, urologists, and doctors. The patient has a history of mild depression with DHAT syndrome and had psychiatric OPD treatment at the hospital. He had a dull, passive, exhausted, and easily worn-out sensation. He had numerous nighttime awakenings, less semen overall, and trouble keeping an erection. He did not have a history of drinking, suicidal thoughts, or death intentions, but he has been smoking for the past 4-to 5 years, averaging 2-to 3 packets each day. He also denies repetitive thoughts and compulsive acts. Conclusion The Indian subcontinent and other civilizations are prone to DHAT syndrome, a culturally specific condition. A wide range of nebulous bodily and psychological problems, including weariness, listlessness, appetite loss, a lack of physical stamina, poor attention, amnesia, and other nebulous somatic issues characterize it. Anxiety and dysphoria are among the symptoms, and psychosexual dysfunction may also be present. Instead of going to psychiatrists, most people choose to go to STD clinics, urologists, and doctors. A patient with a clinical history of mild depression and DHAT syndrome attended a hospital's mental OPD. He had numerous nighttime awakenings, less semen overall, and trouble keeping an erection.