Social psychiatry in Zimbabwe or the interplay of culture and psychosocial disorders.
This article describes stresses that affect the social security of patients in a developing country like Zimbabwe and the influence of those stresses on the onset of psychosocial disorder. This is demonstrated in the form of case presentations. The impact on psycho-social disorders reflects a process in which the main factors are social status; stress/support; deprivation; reference.
Rijksuniversiteit Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003469:Culture; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011340:Problem Solving; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D012945:Social Values; D015030:Zimbabwe