The Cultural Shaping of Depression: Somatic Symptoms in China, Psychological Symptoms in North America?

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 300-313

  Ryder, Andrew G ^a,b   Yang, Jian ^c   Zhu, Xiongzhao ^d   Yao, Shuqiao ^d   Yi, Jinyao ^d   Heine, Steven J ^e   Bagby, R Michael ^f,g  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^d CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^f CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chinese; culture; depression; psychologization; somatization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMPIRICISM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORTH AMERICA; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THINKING;

EID: 44449123006     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.117.2.300     Document Type: Article

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