2016
DOI: 10.4013/fsu.2016.172.13
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Cultural syndromes: Socially learned but real

Abstract: While some of mental disorders due to emotional distress occur cross-culturally, others seem to be much more bound to particular cultures. In this paper, I propose that many of these "cultural syndromes" are culturally sanctioned responses to overwhelming negative emotions. I show how tools from cultural evolution theory can be employed for understanding how the syndromes are relatively confined to and retained within particular cultures. Finally, I argue that such an account allows for some cultural syndromes… Show more

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