Globalization, Postmodemism and Cultural Relativity How to Protect Biomedical Paradigm in Psychiatry

Volume: 9 Number: 2 June 1, 2001
  • Selçuk Candansayar
  • Behçet Coşar
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Globalization, Postmodemism and Cultural Relativity How to Protect Biomedical Paradigm in Psychiatry

Abstract

Globalization process causes theorıcal and practıcal arguments in psychiatry dıscıplıne Cultural relativity approaches vvhıch were saıd to appear as a reactıon to thıs process, arısed new approaches in crosscultural psychıatrıc researches Especıally the psychıatrıst belongıng to an ethnıc mınorıty in the west and a part o psychıatrısts from outsıde west defend cultural relativity approaches By thısvvay, it ıs poınted out frequently that the cultural relativity approaches are ethnocentrıc and have no unıversal propertıes By the time thıs crıtıcısm causes refusal of biomedical psychiatry and the thoughts that every culture must have ıts specıfıc psychiatry İn thıs artıcle the reflectıons ot globalization and postmodemism to crosscultural psychiatry ınvestıgatıons are evaluated and the value of biomedical psychiatry applıcatıons are dıscussed

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Selçuk Candansayar This is me

Behçet Coşar This is me

Publication Date

June 1, 2001

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June 1, 2001

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Year 2001 Volume: 9 Number: 2

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Candansayar, S., & Coşar, B. (2001). KÜRESELLEŞME, POSTMODERNİZM VE KÜLTÜREL GÖRELİLİK Psikiyatride Biyomedikal Paradigma Nasıl Korunur? Kriz Dergisi, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.1501/Kriz_0000000172