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Culture and Mental Illness in Algeria

Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada

The main aim of this article is to review research and observations on the associa tion between cultural factors and the rates and symptoms of mental illness in Algeria. In addition to traditional concepts and practices, modern psychiatric services and the classification of mental illness are discussed. Research on depression, schizophrenia, drug-abuse and alcoholism are reported. Two major sociocultural fac tors related to mental illness are emphasised: the Muslim religion and social changes during both the colonial and post-colonial eras. Many culture-specific family stresses are also related to mental illness.

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Vol. 36, No. 3, 230-240 (1990)
DOI: 10.1177/002076409003600309


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