Cultural determinants and the concept of the sick society

Changing Perspectives in Mental Illnesss Rinehart and Winston New York Published In Pages: 128-155
By Naroll, Raoul

Abstract

This study explores the concept of "healthy" and "sick" societies. The author considers indicators of stress as correlates of sick and healthy societies and finds that the best indicator of the sickness or healthiness of a society is its suicide rate.

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