ethnopsychiatry

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noun

The study of cultures' understandings of mental illness and non-Western approaches to treating mental health issues

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Meanings

nounethnopsychiatry (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe study of cultures' understandings of mental illness and non-Western approaches to treating mental health issues

Origin

Translations

French ethnopsychiatrie
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Italian etnopsichiatria
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APA

ethnopsychiatry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnopsychiatry

MLA

“ethnopsychiatry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnopsychiatry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethnopsychiatry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnopsychiatry.

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