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Mental health conditions could vary across cultures and history

By Hicbd
Thu Jun 18 2020 12:11 pm

"Though certain disorders appear to be universal – schizophrenia occurs in every country on the planet, at a relatively constant rate – this is not true for others. Bulimia is half as common in Eastern cultures, while pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) is virtually non-existent in China, Hong Kong and India. It’s even been argued, somewhat controversially, that depression is an invention of the English-speaking world, stemming from the misguided notion that it’s normal to be happy all the time."

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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200604-what-we-can-learn-from-untranslatable-illnesses
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK44249/

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Psychiatry Mental Health Services / Illnesses Mental Health Psychology Research Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)

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