Summary Culturalbackgroundmay influence the perception of psychiatric symptoms.We examined the effects of cultural biases onthe identification of manic symptomsusing theYoung Mania Rating Scale.Twovideo interviews, each with an Americanpersonwithmania, were shownto psychiatrists fromthree
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influence the perception of psychiatric symptoms.We examined the effects of cultural biases onthe identification of manic symptomsusing theYoung Mania Rating Scale.Twovideo interviews, each with an Americanpersonwithmania, were shownto psychiatrists fromthree countries (US,UKand India).Total scores onthe scale differed significantlybetween the US and UK (P50.001) andbetween India and UK (P50.001) rater groups. Overall, differencesbetween India andUS rater groupswere lessmarked (P1⁄40.28). These differences suggestthatcultural biases influence the interpretation of manic symptoms.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006