Cultural psychopathology : Uncovering the social world of mental illness

We review cultural psychopathology research since Kleinman's (1988) important review with the goals of updating past reviews, evaluating current conceptualizations and methods, and identifying emerging substantive trends. Conceptual advances are noted, particularly developments in the definitio...

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Published in:Annual review of psychology 2000-01, Vol.51 (1), p.571-598
Main Authors: REGESER LOPEZ, S, GUARNACCIA, P. J. J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Analysis
Anxiety
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child health
Child psychology
Children
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Cultural Characteristics
Culture
Global Health
Health aspects
Humans
Internal-External Control
Medical sciences
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - ethnology
Mental Disorders - psychology
Psychiatric research
Psychology, Pathological
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Schizophrenia
Social aspects
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Sociocultural environment
Socioeconomic Factors
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Summary:We review cultural psychopathology research since Kleinman's (1988) important review with the goals of updating past reviews, evaluating current conceptualizations and methods, and identifying emerging substantive trends. Conceptual advances are noted, particularly developments in the definition of culture and the examination of both culture-specific and cultural-general processes. The contributions of the Culture and Diagnosis Task Force for DSM-IV and the World Mental Health Report are reviewed and contrasted. Selected research on anxiety, schizophrenia, and childhood disorders is examined, with particular attention given to the study of ataque de nervios, social factors affecting the course of schizophrenia, and cross-national differences in internalizing and externalizing problems in children. Within the last ten years, cultural psychopathology research has become a significant force. Its focus on the social world holds promise to make significant inroads in reducing suffering and improving people's everyday lives.
ISSN:0066-4308
1545-2085
DOI:10.1146/annurev.psych.51.1.571