HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Biology Of Depression, Fibromyalgia, Sexual Dysfunction
1 Dec 2016
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Amok (south pacific, puerto rico: a dissociative episode featuring a period of brooding followed by outburst of aggressive behaviour aimed at people and objects, occurs only in men, often precipitated by a perceived slight. Some claim it"s a universal disorder that might explain something like mass shootings. A catch all term that described anxiety reactions, psychosis, as well as resistance to sexual coercion, forced conversion. Fibromyalgia illness which involves sensations with chronic pains all over the body, but sources are undetectable. Eating disorders have not been found outside of western societies and north america, practically non-existent in developing countries. Adhd 300x higher in north america than the rest of the world. Are these all solely in western societies. Assumes these are all biological efficiencies: depression is chemical imbalance, then why is this only in north america. Perhaps the notion of mental disorder is far less global than we assume.
