Why do different societies have different concepts of mental illness? Different societies have different concepts of mental illness. Varying from culture to culture, there might be a distinctive system of beliefs, values, and way of living. What may be the acceptable way of behaving in one culture may be unacceptable in another culture. This will undeniably affect the behaviors, thoughts and emotions of the individuals in a culture, which leads to the diversity of concepts …
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…perspective, psychiatry's opposite, deals only with social causes. Can we speak of an objective, clinical diagnosis tied to concrete scientific facts? Yes, we can speak of an objective, clinical diagnosis tied to concrete scientific facts. If researchers and scientists are experimenting the public is entitled to that knowledge. We must have the best interest of suffering humanity when attempting to relieve them and speaking of clinical diagnosis tied to actual scientific facts does exactly that.