Culture & Diagnosis
This term describes the idea that disorders may look different depending on cultural context.
What is culture-bound syndrome?
Women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with this mood disorder compared to men.
What is depression?
People with lower socioeconomic status are more likely to be diagnosed with this type of disorder.
What is a mental disorder (commonly depression or schizophrenia)?
The CCMD recognizes this syndrome caused by improper practice of a traditional Chinese exercise.
What is qigong deviation syndrome?
Ford & Widiger (1989) showed that clinicians were more likely to diagnose women with histrionic personality disorder and men with this.
What is antisocial personality disorder?
This stressor, common in low-SES groups, can contribute to higher prevalence of mental illness.
What is chronic stress (or poverty)?
Misinterpretations of cultural expressions of distress can lead to this in diagnosis.
What is misdiagnosis (or diagnostic error)?
This type of bias occurs when a clinician’s expectations about gender influence diagnosis.
What is gender bias?
Diagnostic bias can happen when clinicians attribute symptoms to poverty rather than this.
What is a mental disorder?
Kleinman (1982) showed that Chinese patients often report depression as this type of symptom.
What is somatic (physical) symptoms?
Women are sometimes underdiagnosed with ADHD because symptoms are often less this compared to men.
What is externalized (or disruptive/observable)?
Eaton (1974) proposed that schizophrenia is more common in lower-SES groups due to this “drift.”
What is social drift?
This phenomenon occurs when a diagnostic tool developed in one culture is applied to another without adaptation.
What is an etic approach (or cultural bias)?
Gender differences in diagnosis may stem more from this social factor than from actual biological difference.
What is stereotyping (or societal expectations)?
This barrier often prevents low-SES individuals from receiving accurate diagnoses and treatment.
What is limited access to healthcare?