Cultural considerations in the classification of mental disorders: why and how in ICD-11
Oye Gureje1,2, Roberto Lewis-Fernandez3,4,5, Brian J. Hall6, Geoffrey M. Reed3,7
1WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health, Neuroscience and Substance Abuse, Department of Psychiatry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
2Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
3Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, USA
4New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA
5Department of Global Mental and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
6Global and Community Mental Health Research Group, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Macau, Macao, People’s Republic of China
7Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland