Regional disturbances
Article Abstract:
Local influences that provoke specific forms of mental illness, such as "latah", a Malaysian condition similar to Tourette's syndrome, are examined. These conditions are know as culture-bound syndromes, defined as disorders arising from culture rather than pathology.
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
International aspects, Cover Story, Mental illness, Mental disorders
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
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Dead men talking
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University of Tennessee's anthropological research unit, since 1977, has maintained a field of decaying corpses next to the campus. Some two dozen corpses are studied as they progress through various stages of decay.
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
Tennessee, Research, Biodegradation, Cadaver, Cadavers
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
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