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| ISSN |
2220-3206 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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The Author(s) 2026. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
| Category |
Psychiatry |
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Case Report |
| Article Title |
Adjustment disorder triggered by a unique and pervasive urban stressor, traffic cones: A case report
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Unsolicited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Emmanuel Stip |
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| Corresponding Author |
Emmanuel Stip, Chairman, Emeritus Professor, FRCP (C), Full Professor, Professor Emeritus, Senior Researcher, department of psychiatry and addictology, University of Montreal, 2325 Ste Cunegonde, #210, Montreal H3J 2X1, Quebec, Canada. emmanuel.stip@umontreal.ca |
| Key Words |
Urban stress; Syndrome with city name; Conophobia; Phobia; Road rage; Lipoma; Montreal syndrome; Stockholm syndrome; Violence; Case report |
| Core Tip |
This report presents the first medically documented case of “Montreal syndrome” cone-induced urban rage (conophobia) in an otherwise healthy adult. A salient built-environment trigger (ubiquitous orange traffic cones) precipitated impulsive driving and acute affective distress; organic causes were excluded (benign scalp lipoma). The phenotype spans anxiety, avoidance, mood disturbance, and road-rage behavior, remaining distinct from recurrent intermittent explosive disorder. The case reframes urban infrastructure as a psychiatric stressor, situates it among city-named syndromes, and urges clinician awareness and urban-planning responses; cognitive behavior therapy/arts-based coping proved helpful. |
| Publish Date |
2026-04-29 08:51 |
| Citation |
Stip E. Adjustment disorder triggered by a unique and pervasive urban stressor, traffic cones: A case report. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(5): 114524 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i5/114524.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v16.i5.114524 |
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