title: Cross-cultural research on severe mental disorders: issues and findings.
abstract: The present paper will review and discuss research issues and findings of recent cross-cultural studies of severe mental disorders. The paper is divided into two main sections. The first section will discuss: (1) the concept of culture, (2) hierarchical levels of human behavior determinants, (3) the cultural variability continuum, and (4) the concept of self. The second section will discuss: (1) epidemiology, (2) culture and clinical phenomenology in severe disorders, and (3) culture as an etiological determinant. The paper closes with a discussion of some conclusions and suggestions for future research.
authors.affiliation: University of Hawaii, Honolulu.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Marsella
mesh_terms: D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D012931:Social Environment