الطب النفسي في الثقافة العربية : نظرة عامة و ملاحظات مهنية
Other Title(s)
Psychiatry in Arab culture : review and professional observations
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 29, Issue 2 (30 Nov. 2018), pp.170-174, 5 p.
Publisher
The Arab Federation of Psychiatrists
Publication Date
2018-11-30
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Psychology
Sociology and Anthropology and Social Work
Abstract EN
In the current paper, Arabic cultural psychiatry and cultural background of the mental health of Arabs are investigated.
Awareness of concepts in Arab culture, customs, relationship patterns and ways of verbal and non-verbal communication help the understanding of psychiatric conditions in Arab patients.
The influence of the Arabic language on expression and presentation of mental illness is discussed.
Concepts and beliefs about mental illness in Arab culture include sorcery, possession by “Jin” and the effect of evil eye.
Public negative attitudes to mental illness are discussed together with the stigma attached to psychiatry in Arab culture.
There are certain implications of the extended family pattern and gender role (role of women) in psychiatry in Arab communities.
Regarding psychopathology and presentation of mental disorders in Arab patients, there are certain variations in features and presenting symptoms.
One of the main professional observations is the preponderance of somatic complaints as an indirect expression of psychiatric conditions.
Affective disorders, schizophrenia, conversion reaction and OCD are among the psychiatric disorders, which tend to have characteristic presentation in Arab patients.
In the current review, certain professional observations about therapy for mental disorders in Arab culture are discussed.
Among the therapeutic practices and modalities described in Arab culture are lay methods of treatment, traditional healers’ practices, visiting the shrines and “El-Zar “, in addition to modern psychiatric services.
Based on the discussion of these professional observations about psychiatry in Arab culture, further research into cultural psychiatric phenomena and investigation of the influence of culture on psychiatry in Arab communities is recommended.
American Psychological Association (APA)
الشربيني، لطفي عبد العزيز. 2018. الطب النفسي في الثقافة العربية : نظرة عامة و ملاحظات مهنية. المجلة العربية للطب النفسي،مج. 29، ع. 2، ص ص. 170-174.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
الشربيني، لطفي عبد العزيز. الطب النفسي في الثقافة العربية : نظرة عامة و ملاحظات مهنية. المجلة العربية للطب النفسي مج. 29، ع. 2 (تشرين الثاني 2018)، ص ص. 170-174.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-832753
American Medical Association (AMA)
الشربيني، لطفي عبد العزيز. الطب النفسي في الثقافة العربية : نظرة عامة و ملاحظات مهنية. المجلة العربية للطب النفسي. 2018. مج. 29، ع. 2، ص ص. 170-174.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-832753
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
Arabic
Notes
يتضمن مراجع ببليوجرافية : ص. 172-174
Record ID
BIM-832753