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Anthropologists and psychiatrists traditionally have used the salience of a mind-body dichotomy to distinguish Western from non-Western ethnopsychologies. However, despite claims of mind-body holism in non-Western cultures, mind-body divisions are prominent in non-Western groups. In this article, we discuss three issues: the ethnopsychology of mind-body dichotomies in Nepal, the relationship between mind-body dichotomies and the hierarchy of resort in a medical pluralistic context, and, finally, the role of mind-body dichotomies in public health interventions (biomedical and psychosocial) aimed toward decreasing the stigmatization of mental illness. We assert that, by understanding mind-body relations in non-Western settings, their implications, and ways in which to reconstitute these relations in a less stigmatizing manner, medical anthropologists and mental health workers can contribute to the reduction of stigma in global mental health care.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 462-491 |
Number of pages | 29 |
Journal | Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Mind–body dichotomies
- Stigma
- Ethnopsychiatry
- Psychosocial
- Nepal
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TPSA: Tracing pharmaceuticals in South Asia: Regulation, distribution and consumption
Jeffery, R., Ecks, S., Harper, I., Jeffery, P. & Pollock, A.
1/09/06 → 30/06/09
Project: Research