Kortmann F
Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1987 Jun;75(6):563-70. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1987.tb02836.x.
It is often difficult for people from different cultural backgrounds to understand one another. On the other hand, this article provides some information about the problems Ethiopians have in understanding the concepts of Western psychiatry. In this study, the Western concepts are contained specifically in the items of the Self-Reporting Questionnaire, a psychiatric case-finding instrument designed by the World Health Organization. On the other hand, this article illustrates how Western-trained health workers often experience grave difficulties in understanding the - in their eyes, often bizarre - complaints of Ethopians seeking help. Western psychiatric jargon is culture-bound, and needs adaptation before being exported to other cultures.
来自不同文化背景的人们常常难以相互理解。另一方面，本文提供了一些有关埃塞俄比亚人在理解西方精神病学概念方面所存在问题的信息。在本研究中，西方概念具体包含在由世界卫生组织设计的精神病学病例发现工具——自填问卷的项目中。另一方面，本文说明了接受西方培训的卫生工作者在理解寻求帮助的埃塞俄比亚人提出的——在他们看来往往很怪异的——诉求时常常遇到严重困难。西方精神病学术语受文化限制，在输出到其他文化之前需要进行调整。
