A01=Arthur J. Rubel
A01=Carl W. O'Nell
A01=Rolando Collado-Ardon
anorexia
Author_Arthur J. Rubel
Author_Carl W. O'Nell
Author_Rolando Collado-Ardon
body and soul
Category=JHM
Category=MKJ
Category=MX
Category=PSX
chronic somatic suffering
comparative studies of health systems and medical care series
cultural illness
culture bound disease
culture bound syndrome
depression
diarrhea
emotional trauma
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fatal consequences
fever
folk illness
illness
insomnia
interdisciplinary
interrelationships
latin america
listlessness
medical
medicine
nervousness
organic disease
pathology
psychiatric impairment
sickness
social stress
spirit attack
supernatural force
susto
traumatic experiences
Product details
- ISBN 9780520076341
- Weight: 272g
- Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 10 Oct 1991
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Widespread throughout Latin America, susto is a folk illness associated with a broad array of symptoms. It is considered by susceptible populations to be a sickness caused by the separation of soul and body which is precipitated by a supernatural force. Most studies of culture-bound diseases have relied on descriptive approaches that focus on pathologies derived from medical textbooks. This study takes an interdisciplinary approach, looking for explanations of susto in the interaction of social, physiological, and psychological factors.
Arthur Rubel is Professor of Family Medicine at the University of California, Irvine. Carl O'Nell is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame. Rolando Collado-Ardon is Professor-Researcher in the Departmento de Medicina Social at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.
