Cultural epidemiology of neurasthenia spectrum disorders in four general hospital outpatient clinics of urban Pune, India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2394840 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vasudeo Paralikar (Maharashtra Institute of Mental Health), Vasudeo P Paralikar (0000-0001-9452-5585, Institute of Mental Health, corresponding author), Mohan Agashe (Maharashtra Institute of Mental Health), Sanjeev Sarmukaddam (0000-0002-9148-3647, Maharashtra Institute of Mental Health, corresponding author), Sharmishtha Deshpande (Maharashtra Institute of Medical Education and Research), Vejaya Goyal (Regional Mental Hospital, Pune), Mitchell G Wei (0000-0002-1580-1332, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute), Mitchell G Weiss (Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute & University of Basel) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 257-283 |
| Publication date | 2011-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transcultural Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1363-4615 • E-ISSN: 1461-7471 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1363461511404623 |
| PMID | 21742952 |
| OpenAlex | W2053855468 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 33 |
Disorders emphasizing symptoms of fatigue and/or weakness, collectively termed Neurasthenia Spectrum Disorders (NSDs), typically emphasize a biological basis in the West and social origins in East Asia. In India, explanatory concepts are diverse. To clarify, 352 outpatients in Psychiatry, Medicine, Dermatology, and Ayurved clinics of an urban hospital were interviewed with a version of the Explanatory Model Interview Catalogue. Comparisons of categories and narratives of illness experience and meaning across clinics indicated both shared and distinctive features. Explanatory models of NSDs highlighted social distress, ''tensions,'' and both general and clinic-specific physical, psychological, and cultural ideas. Findings indicate the importance of social contexts and cultural meaning in explanatory models of neurasthenia, as well as the potential clinical relevance of the construct of Neurasthenia Spectrum Disorder
Distress · Explanatory model · Neurasthenia · Outpatient clinic · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Spectrum disorder · Clinical Psychology · Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments · Epidemiology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2023 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |