2005
DOI: 10.1017/s0025727300008280
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War Syndromes: The Impact of Culture on Medically Unexplained Symptoms

Abstract: The general principle that the experience of combat damages servicemen's long-term physical and mental health is recognized. However, controversy has raged over the nature of particular post-combat disorders such as shell shock, disordered action of the heart (DAH), effort syndrome, effects of Agent Orange and, not least, Gulf War syndrome. We, among many others, have argued that they should be classified as functional syndromes characterized by medically unexplained symptoms, which include: fatigue, weakness,… Show more

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“…Its main impact may relate to explanations and the ways that physicians categorize and interpret functional somatic presentations and the ways that patients act on and explain their symptoms. Thus, culture can often condition a novel medical explanation that satisfies most of society at a particular time but at the cost of ignoring exceptions and continuities ( Jones & Wessely 2005b).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Its main impact may relate to explanations and the ways that physicians categorize and interpret functional somatic presentations and the ways that patients act on and explain their symptoms. Thus, culture can often condition a novel medical explanation that satisfies most of society at a particular time but at the cost of ignoring exceptions and continuities ( Jones & Wessely 2005b).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…a bioterrorizmus) is. Csökkent ugyanakkor a fertőzésektől való félelem, viszont fokozódott a táplálékkal felvehető anyagokkal kapcsolatos fenntartás és az immunkompromittálástól való aggódás is Jones and Wessely 2005 . Sok foglalkozási és környezeti kockázat is nem-specifikus tünetek formájában jelenik meg.…”
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“…Felfogható úgy, mint a "jelentések rendszere‖, ami egy csoport közös tulajdona, a gondolatok és viselkedések egy adott populációra jellemző tanult mintázata Jones and Wessely 2005 .…”
Section: Kultúra éS Evolúcióunclassified
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