HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Fibromyalgia, Arthur Kleinman, Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders
12 Oct 2017
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Important when critically looking at mental illness, culture will shape thoughts, what is seen, and how people understand and experience mental distress. Many criticize models of mental illness (especially the medical model) because they fail. A person"s symptoms are partially shaped by their behaviour and experience- to include culture within their list of variables. Too much culture involved in shaping people"s day to day themselves shaped by culture (we occupy multiple cultures at once) problematically , dsm criteria designed by a very particular subset of the population. Hallucinations among first nations communities vs. non-indigenous. Panic attacks (aas-burning skin; caribbean-trembling; ea"s- dizziness; arab- fear of. Some theorize less chance of as and narcissistic pd in collectivist cultures dying; pr"s-derealization) Stronger christian - more guilt- more depression. Etiological & treatment models (eg. medical vs. supernatural) African americans and schizophrenia/mood disorders; more likely to be diagnosed, Gender expectations and personality disorders (shapes person and practitioners. Recognized only within a specific culture or society.
