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. 2022 Sep 7:13:978860.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.978860. eCollection 2022.

Does contemporary Western culture play a role in mental disorders?

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Does contemporary Western culture play a role in mental disorders?

Dimitri Marques Abramov et al. Front Psychiatry. .
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Keywords: Ubuntu; Western culture; epidemiology of mental disorders; individualism – collectivism; materialism; neurodiversity.

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