Different cultural groups show distinctive rates and experiences of the disorder, reflecting their different cultural and socio-economic context. Gotlib & Hammen, (2002) propose a noticeable and explicit pattern that seems to continuously emerge is that depression appears to occur much more in western cultures (US, Canada, UK, Holland) than in Asian (Japan, Taiwan, China) cultures. Such differences in rates of depression have been attributed to a number of factors such as differences in the amount
Research Question: Depression according to the Cross-cultural and Behavioural Perspectives Mariam Magdalena Diallo Professor: Ms. Samineh Izedi I- Introduction: Depression is an illness that affects the psyche, the mind the soul and the physical aspects of the individual. Its symptoms are various and differ from one another. Through the Behavioural and Cross Cultural Perspectives within psychology’s theories clearly give a detailed explanation of this phenomenon. This essay will
findings about paternal perinatal depression. The study conducted by Goodman in 2004, has shown that the postpartum depression’s prevalence among fathers varied from 1.2% to 25% in the population sample. Furthermore, these percentages rose to achieve 24 to 50 per cent when the paternal postpartum depression was associated with maternal postpartum depression. The literature review and studies asserted the detrimental consequences of paternal perinatal depression on child wellbeing and development
Disorder (MDD) is viewed. Depression stems from a mixture of nature and nurture; it is compiled with factors such as genetics, socio-cultural, environment, and psychology (Marsella, 2003). It is important that clinicians, social workers, health care providers, and those that provide care and service of others recognize the symptoms of MDD and know the forms of treatment for this disorder. The history of depression reaches back into ancient Mesopotamian times depression was first labeled "melancholia"
Two distinct statistics have quickly increased over the years in the United States: the Latino population and American youth with depression. In 2015, studies reported 12.7% of children living within the United States, ages 12-17, are diagnosed with depression, a 4% increase from the last reported statistic of depression in adolescents in 2007 at 8.7% (NIMH, 2015). This statistic correlates with the rise of Latinos in the United States, as data consensus predicted Latino adolescents will comprise
The Latino culture takes a more monistic approach to the mind-body problem. This may affect the ways in which depression is experienced and expressed. For example, studies have found that Latinos are more likely to express psychological distress in somatic terms such as lack of energy, sleep disturbances, and body aches (Martinez Tyson, Castaneda, Porter, Quiroz, & Carrion, 2011). Additionally, studies find that Latinos are more likely to take a holistic approach to healing as evidenced by the
Treating Childhood Depression from a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Approach Depression in Children: Cognitive Behavioral Approach Patricia Kilgore University of Phoenix Depression in Children and a Cognitive Behavioral Approach Depression in children stem from a variety of factors relating to health, history, life events, genetic vulnerabilities, family history, and biochemical imbalances. Every individual shows
disorders and mostly depression. Females is most susceptible to panic disorders than the male and it is almost double or more than that. The symptoms of panic a disorder mainly includes a disconnected period of severe fear or discomfort, simultaneously the other symptoms are as follows also seen during the attacks and peak within 10 minutes: Palpitation, Tachycardia, Sweating, Tremors, difficulty in breathing, Chest pain ,Nausea or abdominal distress, dizziness, depression, fear of going crazy and
model believes that all aspects of health are reliant upon three factors: biological factors, psychological factors, and sociocultural factors; and cannot be the symptom of one factor solely. It is thought that that all three groups of factors play an equally important role in both maintaining and deteriorating health (Varnekar, 2014). Occasionally, if health deteriorates; whether it is physiologically, mentally, or otherwise; a cultural influences take hold, an individual may turn to suicide as a means
1.1 Background of story Acculturation is known as a cultural change and psychological change that results following meeting between cultures at multiple levels in both interacting cultures. It has also been referred to the changes in personal values, beliefs, behaviours, and ways of living that an immigrant or minority individual makes as a result of adapting to the mainstream cultural or behavioural norms (Berry, Kim, Minde, & Mok, 1987). Acculturation often results in changes to culture, customs