Neurasthenia and the Social Construction of Psychiatric Knowledge

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2397319
AutoresN C Ware (0000-0002-5039-9991), Mitchell G Wei (0000-0002-1580-1332), Mitchell G Weiss
Año1994
Volumen31
Número2
Páginas101-124
Fecha de publicación1994-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaTranscultural Psychiatric Research Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0041-1108 • E-ISSN: 0315-4386
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/136346159403100202
OpenAlexW2056073083
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas34

The diagnostic category of neurasthenia is examined as a cultural construct with social uses and implications for psychiatric nosologies. The legitimation of otherwise stigmatized symptoms through a diagnosis of neuras thenia is discussed. The re-thinking and re-definition of the category in Chinese psychiatry in the 1980s is reviewed to illustrate the social construction of knowl edge and DSM's influence abroad. The proposal to include neurasthenia in DSM-IV is considered as part of the initiative to increase the cultural validity of the DSM system. Implications for research are suggested, and questions raised about the ability of DSM to resist change and re-produce itself

Construct (python library · DSM-5 · Legitimation · Neurasthenia · Political science · Psychiatry · Computer Science · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology