The Culture of Mental Illness : Better Call Saul and American Psychiatry

Abstract: Psychiatry has not always been a science which relies on cultural heritage. In fact, in many practices across the world, psychiatry is seen as medicinal and broken down into symptoms, labels, and treatments. For instance, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5), is a tool used by medical professionals to define and classify mental disorders in order to improve diagnoses, treatment, and research. Although including contributions from an international community, this tool is framed by a USAmerican view on mental illness. It often neglects the patients’ emotions and experience with the disease and may lead to an incomplete picture of the patient’s illness with problematic consequences regarding both the diagnosis and treatment (Gray 1). There has been an increased effort on the part of many anthropologists and psychiatrists alike to work toward a more comprehensive understanding of the cultural influences on mental illness. These influences are d.... https://www.uni-muenster.de/Ejournals/index.php/satura/article/view/3095

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• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

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• Bibliographic citation: The Culture of Mental Illness ; volume:2 ; day:03 ; month:09 ; year:2020 ; Satura ; 2 (03.09.2020)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Callahan, Kara

Further information

• DOI: 10.17879/satura-2019-3095
• URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:6:3-satura-2019-30370
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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