ارزش های فرهنگی و شیوع اختلالات روانی در 25 کشور: تجزیه و تحلیل اطلاعات ثانویه

Diverging prevalence rates between high-income countries and low- and middle-income countries are associated with differences in cultural values. Values might not only relate to the aetiology of mental disorders, but most possibly affect the way in which psychological distress is expressed. As an example, in societies with a strong focus on embeddedness, the fear of stigma might be more pronounced. Cultural values offer a middle ground between culturally specific (i.e., emic) and universalist (i.e., etic) research.