Posted by sigismund on May 16, 2010, at 17:54:05
In reply to Re: History of depression - um? » sigismund, posted by ed_uk2010 on May 16, 2010, at 16:39:06
>Do you mean that in some cultures, depression is not diagnosed because people simply don't have the option of taking on the 'sick role' unless they are totally incapacitated?
Exactly. If being sick is not an option, you either stay as well as you can appear to be, or you crack.
The expression 'running amok', comes from Malaya, I think.
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