CLASSIFICATION OF THE CULTURE-BOUND REACTIVE SYN DROMES, by P. M. YAP, Hong Kong Psychiatric Clinic, Hong Kong. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 1 : 4 (1967), 172-79
Transcultural Psychiatric Research Review April 1, 1969 DOI: 10.1177/136346156900600102 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Measures | Inpatient Multidimensional Psychiatric Scale, Holtzman Inkblot Technique |
| Key points | The section presents varied cultural-psychiatric work: Yap proposes a tentative classification of culture-bound reactive syndromes and "reactive psychosis"; Devereux suggests differences between primitive and industrialized societies regarding hypnosis and suggestion; Lorr reports twelve clusters or syndromes from the Inpatient Multidimensional Psychiatric Scale across six countries; and Gorham argues that cultural patterns are reflected in Holtzman Inkblot Technique responses from seventeen cultural samples. |
Abstract
This section opens with a tentative classification made by P. M. YAP of atypical culture-bound reactive syndromes and of atypical and typical syndromes of "reactive psychosis." The second paper, by G. DEVEREUX, deals with hypnosis and suggestion in primitive societies and suggests some differences between primitive and industrialized societies in that respect. This is followed by a brief critical summary of a book on trance and possession states, edited by R. PRINCE. More and more articles are being written on the cultural bases of psychiatry and psychotherapy: in the fourth paper of this section, S. K. PANDE gives an Eastern view of these cultural bases inasmuch as they are reflected in what he presents as primary characteristics of Western psychotherapy. M. LORR reports on a study in which the Inpatient Multidimensional Psychiatric Scale was administered to samples of functional psychotics in six countries: twelve clusters or syndromes were obtained for all samples. Finally, D. R. GORHAM endeavors to demonstrate how basic cultural patterns are reflected in responses obtained among seventeen cultural samples to the Holtzman Inkblot Technique.