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Culture and Somatization
Psychosomatic Medicine · 1998 · Vol. 60(4) · pp. 420–430
Laurence J. Kirmayer✉(McGill University)Allan H. Young
Abstract
Major sources of differences in somatization among ethnocultural groups include styles of expressing distress ("idioms of distress"), the ethnomedical belief systems in which these styles are rooted, and each group's relative familiarity with the health care system and pathways to care. Psychological theories of somatization focused on individual characteristics must be expanded to recognize the fundamental social meanings of bodily distress.
Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsSocial Representations and IdentityCultural Differences and ValuesSomatizationDistressPsychologyTypologyPsychopathologyClinical psychologyMental healthPsychiatrySociologyAnthropology
MeSH terms
Affective SymptomsAnthropology, CulturalCanadaCross-Cultural ComparisonEmigration and ImmigrationHumansPatient Acceptance of Health CareSick RoleSomatoform Disorders
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