Running Amok

Running amok, sometimes referred to as simply amok or gone amok,[1] also spelled amuk, from the Malay language,[2] is "an episode of sudden mass assault against people or 6 usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as

occurring especially in Malay culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior".[3] The syndrome of "Amok" is found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV TR).[4] The phrase is often used in a less serious manner when describing something that is wildly out of control or causing a frenzy (e.g., a dog tearing up the living room furniture might be termed as "running amok".)...