Lesley Jo Weaver, Shivamma Nanjaiah, Fazila Begum, Nagalambika Ningaiah, Karl Krupp, Purnima Madhivanan
People's lived experiences of distress are complex, personal, and vary widely across cultures. So, too, do the terms and expressions people use to describe distress. This variation presents an engaging challenge for those doing intercultural work in transcultural psychiatry, global mental health, and psychological anthropology. This article details the findings of a study of common distress terminology among 63 Kannada-speaking Hindu women living in Mysuru, the second largest city in the state of Karnataka, South India...
February 7, 2024: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry