ANTHROP 2202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Medical Anthropology, Anorexia Nervosa, Chiropractic
15 Aug 2016
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Subanun study-showed how people focused on their categories of health problems in western biomedicine experts have to agree on the classification of health problems international classification of diseases-is a major source for coding health problems according to. Latino people wherever they live; symptoms include back pain, fatigue, weakness, and lack of appetite anorexia nervosa is an example of a culture specific syndrome in the united states. Americans of a traditional healing remedy azarcon which contains lead to treat a culture specific syndrome called empacho-which is a combination of indigestion and constipation, anthropologist. Western health systems in promoting more effective prevention and treatment of health problems. Medical anthropology - brings to the table the idea that culture structures the diseases to which people are subject and determines how they will be perceived and confronted. Example hiv/aids-males most affected, models for us do not work in other countries.
