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Contexto histórico y cultural en el estudio de la enfermedad mental: perspectivas latinoamericanas / Historical and cultural context in the study of mental disorders: latin american perspectives
Alargón MD, Renato D.
  • Alargón MD, Renato D; Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Rochester. US
Rev. Méd. Clín. Condes ; 23(5): 511-518, sept. 2012. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-1146494
RESUMEN
La historia de la psiquiatría latinoamericana incorpora realidades culturales y epistemológicas que, en buena medida, han contribuido a la forja de una identidad de nuestra disciplina, aun sujeta sin embargo, al influjo de factores diversos, más aún en esta etapa de globalización y gigantescos cambios tecnológicos. El artículo examina las características del entorno latinoamericano y expone una secuencia histórica en la conceptualización de enfermedad mental, su diagnóstico y manejo desde la era precolombina hasta los albores del presente siglo. Se analizan y discuten las características distintivas de la identidad actual de la psiquiatría latinoamericana, los factores en juego para su búsqueda y su enunciado pleno, proceso complejo al que sin embargo debe aspirarse con tenacidad, objetividad y realismo.
ABSTRACT
The history of Latin American psychiatry incorporates cultural and epistemological realities that, in a good measure, have contributed to the formation of an identity still subjected, however, to the influence of different factors, even more so in this period of globalization and overwhelming technological changes. This article examines the unique characteristics of the Latin American continent and presents a historical sequence in the conceptualization of mental illness, its diagnosis and management from Pre-Columbian times to the dawn of the current Century. Distinctive characteristics of the current identity of Latin American psychiatry, and factors at play in its search and total understanding, are discussed. This is a complex process to which, however, is important to aspire with tenacity, objectivity and realism.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Psychiatry / Mental Disorders Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. Méd. Clín. Condes Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States Institution/Affiliation country: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine/US

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Psychiatry / Mental Disorders Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. Méd. Clín. Condes Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States Institution/Affiliation country: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine/US