Susto A Folk Illness

Name: Susto A Folk Illness
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ISBN: 9780520076341

ISBN-10: 0520076346

ISBN-13: 9780520076341

Edition: 1984 (Reprint)

Authors: Arthur J. Rubel, Rolando Collado-Ardon, Carl W. O'Nell

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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.

Book details

List price: $31.95
Copyright year: 1984
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 10/10/1991
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 195
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Introduction to Susto



The Samples



Description of Susto



Sampling of Groups


Methods of Testing the Hypotheses


Levels of Social Stress


Levels of Psychiatric Impairment


Levels of Organic Disease



Results


Indications of Social Stress


Indications of Psychiatric Impairment


Indications of Disease


Classes of Diseases


Results of Laboratory Tests


Gravity and Severity


Fatal Consequences



Interrelationships Among Results


Implications of This Study


Appendix


22-Item Screening Score for Measuring Psychiatric Impairment (Modified)


Instructions for Scoring the 22-Item Screening Score Responses


Social Factors Questionnaire


Scoring Instructions for the Social Factors Questionnaire for Males


Score Sheet for Social Factors Questionnaire--Males


Scoring Instructions for the Social Factors Questionnaire for Females


Score Sheet for Social Factors Questionnaire--Females


Clinical History


Instructions for Scoring Gravity and Severity


Score Sheet for Measures of Severity and Gravity


References


Author Index


Subject Index