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Some Zulu concepts of psychogenic disorder

Journal for social research1Published In 1950 • Pages: 9-18

By: Lee, S. G..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source is the work of a professional psychologist who did field research. It describes briefly symptoms and incidence among two Zulu populations of psychogenic disorders commonly included under the general term 'Bantu Disease.' Three summarized case studies illustrate his point that the disorders lend themselves to Western diagnostic categories and therapeutic method, although the Zulu patients manifest culturally specific, highly stereotyped symptoms.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Personality disorders
Life history materials
Acculturation and culture contact
Revelation and divination
Ethnopsychology
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Zulu
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2005
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Africa
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southern Africa
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Psychologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Jan Simpson ; John Beierle ; 1979
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1948-1950
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1948-1950
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Nqutu and Bulwer Districts, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
NotesAdditional notes
S. G. Lee
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
56015494
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Zulu (African people)