Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry
Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry
Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry (kʌltʃər, ˈmɛdɪsɪn ænd ˈsaɪkɪætrɪ) is an interdisciplinary field that explores the interplay between culture, medicine, and psychiatry.
Etymology
The term "Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry" is a combination of three distinct words. "Culture" originates from the Latin cultura meaning "cultivation" or "tending", "Medicine" comes from the Latin medicina meaning "the healing art", and "Psychiatry" is derived from the Greek psychiatria meaning "healing of the soul".
Overview
Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry is a field that examines the cultural and social dimensions of health, illness, and medical care. It emphasizes the importance of understanding cultural differences and similarities in the practice of medicine and psychiatry. This field often involves the study of cross-cultural health practices, the cultural specificity of psychiatric disorders, and the cultural factors influencing the experience and treatment of illness.
Related Terms
- Cultural Anthropology: The study of human cultures, their beliefs, practices, values, ideas, technologies, economies and other domains of social and cognitive organization.
- Medicine: The science and practice of establishing the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.
- Psychiatry: The medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders.
- Cross-cultural Medicine: A field that examines how cultural differences can affect patient outcomes, the doctor-patient relationship, and the process of medical research.
- Psychiatric Disorders: Mental disorders that affect mood, thinking, and behavior.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry
- Wikipedia's article - Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry
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