Posted by simcha on December 5, 2004, at 15:29:34
In reply to Re: Other methods of classification eg. CCMD, posted by ed_uk on December 5, 2004, at 5:32:15
Yes, Diagnosis is very cultural. That's another reason to adopt the ICD... It would be classifying symptoms rather than pathologizing say... offensive dress...
Each culture has it's own issues with therapy.
For instance, it is rare to see an Asian client who has been raise in an Asian culture to come in for therapy here in the West. It seems to have to do with their particular concept of shame and that the family helps people with their problems. We westerners tend to be more individualistic and the Asians (in a gross generalization) tend to be more collectivistic.
So, it just makes sense that different cultures would classify mental illness differently or even see things as mental illnesses that other cultures would not.
Simcha
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