• weker01@feddit.de
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    2 months ago

    Yep because as stated in the article it was believed that they don’t exist in European society for a long time

    • BrokenGlepnir@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      2 months ago

      Okay I see what your saying. That Europe just felt it was normal so none of the European countries got one, and that’s why you feel left out.

      • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        2 months ago

        Yeah Europeans would have seen cultural bound mental illnesses as universal. And to a certain degree, the absolute hegemony of European cultures means there’s a chance that what would’ve been European culture bound mental illnesses spread with European cultures.

      • protist@mander.xyz
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        2 months ago

        The entirety of western psychiatry and psychology is based on the European version of mental health issues…