Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
Malays J Med Sci, 2017 Mar;24(2):1-5.
PMID: 28894398 DOI: 10.21315/mjms2017.24.2.1

Abstract

The concept of the cultural construction of illness is important in terms of understanding people's behaviour. In this article, this idea is applied to psychiatric illness in Malaysia to explore how it is informed by sociocultural elements, a process that will help us understand the psychiatric expression and help-seeking behaviour of the country's population.

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