Epidemiological profile of an urban immigrant population

Halberstein, Robert A.

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“…An intriguing aspect concerns a set of illnesses known as "culture-bound syndromes," which are culturally restricted to specific human groups and may have spiritual causes, finding no correspondence in the biomedical system [ 13 , 55 , 56 ]. In a context of hybridization, Halberstein [ 57 ] investigated the epidemiological profile of Caribbean migrants living in Miami, revealing that some mentioned illnesses culturally associated with their regions of origin, classified as "culture-bound syndromes." These individuals indicated treating such illnesses using pharmaceutical drugs supplemented with medicinal plants.…”

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Interactions between local medical systems and the biomedical system: a conceptual and methodological review in light of hybridization subprocesses

Abreu,

Ferraz,

Albuquerque

et al. 2023

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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Local medical systems (LMSs) are complex and dynamic, encompassing local perceptions of diseases, prevention and treatment strategies, and evaluations of therapeutic responses. These systems are not isolated and interact with other medical systems, such as the biomedical system. The interaction between these systems creates a "contact zone", which some authors refer to as intermedicality, involving both competitive and complementary interactions. However, there is limited discussion in the literature regarding the complexity of these interactions. Some studies seek to understand this interaction through the lens of hybridization, a concept introduced to ethnobiology by Ana Ladio and Ulysses Albuquerque. The authors conceptualize hybridization as "discrete structures and practices coming together to form a new practice not necessarily implying homogenization." They discuss hybridization in the context of medicinal plants used in urban settings and propose seven hybridization subprocesses to gain a deeper understanding of this phenomenon. In this study, we update these hybridization subprocesses, expanding the concepts to comprehend the specific interaction of resources from LMS and biomedical systems known and used by different human groups. In this context, we propose a new subprocess and have made adjustments to the existing subprocesses to encompass the diversity of possible interactions between medicinal plants and pharmaceuticals, providing evidence from the literature demonstrating interactions that can be classified within the proposed subprocesses. Furthermore, we discuss, from a theoretical standpoint, how these subprocesses may have implications for the resilience of medical systems. Moreover, we propose a flowchart that can be utilized to identify these hybridization subprocesses in intermedicality contexts in future studies. These classifications are crucial because they enable us to comprehend the complexity of interactions between medicinal plants and pharmaceuticals, as well as the impacts that these different interactions can have on the resilience of LMSs.

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