Osborne, Lawrence.
Regional Disturbances. / Lawrence Osborne. - New York Times Magazine, 2001. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Article 28. Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Originally Published: Regional Disturbances, May 6, 2001; pp. 98-102.
"In 1994, the Diagnostical and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or D.S.M.-IV, recognized latah [a disorder marked by dancing, mimicking, and blurting offensive phrases] for the first time as a member of a new category of psychiatric illnesses known as culture-bound syndromes--that is, mental disorders induced primarily by culture and not by any bodily pathology. Culture-bound syndromes are not only rare and exotic; they're also controversial, for they raise intriguing questions about the very nature of mental illness. At the heart of these questions are age-old debates about the conflicting roles of nature and nurture." (NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE) This article examines latah, a seemingly contagious syndrome, in Malaysia and questions whether or not mental illness stems from "brain disorders.".
1522-323X;
Cultural psychiatry.
Latah (Disease)
Mental illness--Causes.
Women--Malaysia.
Malaysia--Social conditions.
AC1.S5
050
Regional Disturbances. / Lawrence Osborne. - New York Times Magazine, 2001. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Article 28. Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Originally Published: Regional Disturbances, May 6, 2001; pp. 98-102.
"In 1994, the Diagnostical and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or D.S.M.-IV, recognized latah [a disorder marked by dancing, mimicking, and blurting offensive phrases] for the first time as a member of a new category of psychiatric illnesses known as culture-bound syndromes--that is, mental disorders induced primarily by culture and not by any bodily pathology. Culture-bound syndromes are not only rare and exotic; they're also controversial, for they raise intriguing questions about the very nature of mental illness. At the heart of these questions are age-old debates about the conflicting roles of nature and nurture." (NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE) This article examines latah, a seemingly contagious syndrome, in Malaysia and questions whether or not mental illness stems from "brain disorders.".
1522-323X;
Cultural psychiatry.
Latah (Disease)
Mental illness--Causes.
Women--Malaysia.
Malaysia--Social conditions.
AC1.S5
050