Sierra Mauricio, Gomez Juliana, Molina Juan J, Luque Rogelio, Muñoz Juan F, David Anthony S
Depersonalization Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, UK.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 2006 May;194(5):356-61. doi: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000218071.32072.74.
There is evidence suggesting that the prevalence of depersonalization in psychiatric patients can vary across cultures. To explore the possible influence of culture on the prevalence of depersonalization, we compared psychiatric inpatient samples from the United Kingdom (N = 31), Spain (N = 68), and Colombia (N = 41) on standardized and validated self-rating measures of dissociation and depersonalization: the Cambridge Depersonalization Scale and the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES). Colombian patients were found to have lower global scores on the Cambridge Depersonalization Scale and the DES and all its subscales, with the exception of DES-Absorption. No differences were found for measures of depression or anxiety. These findings seem to support the view that depersonalization is susceptible to cultural influences. Attention is drawn to the potential relevance of the sociological dimension "individualism-collectivism" on the experience of the self, and it is proposed that cultures characterized by high individualism may confer vulnerability to depersonalization experiences.
有证据表明，精神科患者人格解体的患病率可能因文化而异。为了探讨文化对人格解体患病率的可能影响，我们对来自英国（N = 31）、西班牙（N = 68）和哥伦比亚（N = 41）的精神科住院患者样本进行了关于解离和人格解体的标准化且经过验证的自评测量：剑桥人格解体量表和分离体验量表（DES）。结果发现，哥伦比亚患者在剑桥人格解体量表、DES及其所有子量表上的总体得分较低，但DES-专注子量表除外。在抑郁或焦虑测量方面未发现差异。这些发现似乎支持了人格解体易受文化影响这一观点。人们注意到社会学维度“个人主义 - 集体主义”对自我体验的潜在相关性，并提出以高度个人主义为特征的文化可能使人更容易出现人格解体体验。
