| 期刊全稱(chēng) | A Phenomenological Study of Depression in Iran | | 影響因子2023 | Moujan Mirdamadi | | 視頻video | http://file.papertrans.cn/142/141675/141675.mp4 | | 發(fā)行地址 | Situates depression experiences within a cultural context to explain cultural variation in depression.Argues that cultural shaping of depression challenges the universality of psychiatric tools and di | | 圖書(shū)封面 |  | | 影響因子 | .This book?is an investigation into cultural variations in experiences of depression. Examining first-person accounts of depressed persons in Iran alongside similar previously studied data from the UK, the book highlights the cultural shaping at the heart of variations in experiences, manifestations, and articulations of depression. The analyses presented appeal to some of the longstanding pillars of Iranian culture, such as folk theories and literature, as well as the dominant social influences, like the Iran-Iraq war and the Islamic revolution. A central claim made, therefore, is that contrary to the universalising approaches in psychiatry, a better understanding of the workings of mental illness is achieved by situating individuals and their experience in a meaning-making sociocultural context.. | | Pindex | Book 2023 |
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