An emotional reaction to art, she said, does not constitute a psychiatric disorder, even if it leads or contributes to distressing or dangerous symptoms. "At the moment when you"re observing a piece of art, there are specific brain areas that are activated – it"s like when you see a beautiful man or woman – but it isn"t enough to say it"s a syndrome. It"s not yet validated, and you can"t find it in the DSM-5, our manual of mental disorders."