The Americanization of Mental Illness

[loveoforganic]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/magazine/10psyche-t.html?_r=3&pagewanted=print

NYT article about the influence American developments in mental illness classification/diagnosis/treatment have had on psychopathology manifestation in other countries and some other musings by the author. Friend forwarded it to me, and I thought it was interesting and well written. Cultural psychology has never been that interesting to me, but it presented some things I hadn't really thought about. I haven't looked into the referenced research articles, but I didn't get the vibe that results were hyperbolized much.

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[jessa1984]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/magazine/10psyche-t.html?_r=3&pagewanted=print

NYT article about the influence American developments in mental illness classification/diagnosis/treatment have had on psychopathology manifestation in other countries and some other musings by the author. Friend forwarded it to me, and I thought it was interesting and well written. Cultural psychology has never been that interesting to me, but it presented some things I hadn't really thought about. I haven't looked into the referenced research articles, but I didn't get the vibe that results were hyperbolized much.

Very very interesting!