What are some other cultural conceptions on mental illness?

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Because the categorization of mental illness is based on social conceptions of human behaviour, I’m interested to know how mental illness perceved in other (non western) countries/cultures.

I would like people to share any info or personal experience on the treatment and perception on what are considered mental disorders and how they differ from western psychiatry. I think with growing multi culturalism its interesting to know.

Also what are some different spiritual/cultural ideas behind the treatment of disorders like psychosis, mania, personality disorders and depression?

I dont know about other cultures but I do know that in Russia at one time they had a serial killer and they denied that there was one for around 4 years (their claim was something like how could anyone be so evil in a workers paradise)
This also happened in China as well.

other then those two places I am not sure.
(all that I know is from reading about serial killers. I dont recall the russian dude’s name, or the chinese either, but you can find out about them more on any website about serial killers)

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2 Comments on What are some other cultural conceptions on mental illness?

  1. Big Richard Cheney on Sun, 14th Dec 2008 5:09 pm

    2. I dont know about other cultures but I do know that in Russia at one time they had a serial killer and they denied that there was one for around 4 years (their claim was something like how could anyone be so evil in a workers paradise)
    This also happened in China as well.

    other then those two places I am not sure.
    (all that I know is from reading about serial killers. I dont recall the russian dude’s name, or the chinese either, but you can find out about them more on any website about serial killers)
    References :
    your local atheist
    beware the Y!Nazis™

  2. Scarlet feminine clean angel on Sun, 14th Dec 2008 5:48 pm

    3. About serial killers, they are not mentally ill but sickminded. Mentally ill = Psychotic¨, schizophrenic, bipolar etc. Sick-minded= everything from filth and gore fetish to serial killing.
    References :

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