[Depression and culture].
It is well established knowledge that, aside from biological and biographical factors, socio-cultural patterns have a major impact in prevalence and phenomenology of depressive disorders. It is the aim of the authors (1) to clarify the different epistemological positions of transcultural research in depression, (2) to present the most important findings of this research, (3) to develop suggestions for culture-sensitive epidemiological research.
Stompe
Thomas
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Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Universität Wien. thomas.stompe@meduniwien.ac.at
Ritter
Kristina
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Schrank
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012106:Research; D012737:Sex Factors