L48 Anthro 3283 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Biomedicine, Mental Disorder, Acupuncture
28 Sep 2016
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Medical pluralism: people get different forms of healthcare at the same time. A place to go for people to talk). Irrationality of aa: article, says that all addiction help should be sought through professional means. Traditional healing specialists (shamans, bone setters, acupuncturist, ritualistic) Diagnosis of disease categories, but also attention to the treatment of illness experience. Common focus of physiological and spiritual holism and balance. Healing is often set in a social context and involves the resocialization of the afflicted person through rituals. But lack of scientific proof and clinical efficacy of biomedicine. And risk of ignoring, mistreating, or misdiagnosing signs of serious physical disease or mental disorder. Not uncommon for folk healers to exploit vulnerable clients. Anatomical structure and interconnections- not singular biomechanical causes. Measurement of pulse, inspect tongue, skin, eyes, eating and sleeping habits. Acupuncture, massage, exercise, dietary therapy, and herbal medicines. Article says that maybe there is no benefit to chinese medicine.
