Apparently "Jerusalem Syndrome" is Real...d'oh
Apparently, 'The Simpsons' storyline from this past Sunday isn't completely unheard of: This storyline, while certainly creative and twisted in the classic Simpsons way, is rooted in something real. At Kfar Shaul Mental Health Center in Jerusalem, doctors have long studied patients with a psychiatric disorder they call Jerusalem syndrome, a very rare condition in which tourists -- on average one or two a month -- become so overwhelmed with the power of the place that they dissociate from…See More
