Arnault Denise Saint, Sakamoto Shinji, Moriwaki Aiko
Michigan State University, MI 48824, USA.
Transcult Psychiatry. 2006 Jun;43(2):275-86. doi: 10.1177/1363461506064867.
The present study examined the relationship between common somatic symptoms and depression in samples of Japanese and American college students. Fifty Japanese and 44 American women completed the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and rated 56 somatic-distress items for 7 days. Japanese had higher levels of somatic distress than Americans. ANOVA of somatic distress by BDI-level revealed that the High BDI Japanese group reported 26 somatic symptoms (including stomach ache, dizziness, and shoulder pain) with significantly higher means when compared with the low BDI group. High BDI Americans had a significantly higher mean for joint pain compared to the Low BDI group. The importance of the body in transcultural psychiatry is explored, and implications for primary and mental health care are discussed.
本研究调查了日本和美国大学生样本中常见躯体症状与抑郁之间的关系。50名日本女性和44名美国女性完成了贝克抑郁量表(BDI),并对56项躯体痛苦项目进行了7天的评分。日本人的躯体痛苦水平高于美国人。按BDI水平对躯体痛苦进行方差分析显示,BDI得分高的日本组报告了26种躯体症状(包括胃痛、头晕和肩痛),其均值显著高于BDI得分低的组。与BDI得分低的组相比,BDI得分高的美国人关节疼痛的均值显著更高。探讨了身体在跨文化精神病学中的重要性,并讨论了对初级保健和心理健康护理的影响。