DO THIRD WORD COUNTRIES HAVE S.A. OR DEPRESSION ?

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From what i can gather it seems depression and S.A. seem a lot worse in our western culture(speaking from uk).It does not seem as though it is a major problem in third world countries.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IS IT OUR LIFESTYLE /CULTURE?

I think if your main concern is survival then looking for food/shelter/clothing will be your main priorities and you probably wouldn't think about other things.

oh I'm from a third world country but I live in the United states..I suppose people in third world countries have social phobia or any other mental illnesses that they have in the western developed world. Its just in third world countries very few people are often aware of it. Mental conditions of any sort are rarely seen in developing countries as "real illnesses".

Yea it's just as much of a problem in third world countries as it is in western countries but they don't have the resources that we have in western world and they have a lot of other thing to worry about.

Beside I wonder how many people with depression in those countries make it.Where a lot of the time it's survival of the fittest.

Third world countries have more reason to be depressed. Lemme see... Brutal dictators... gangs running around the street... terrorists... corrupt policemen and government officials who will only listen to you if you know so and so or if you have money... extremely large income disparity between the rich and the poor... and what about the classic "die of hunger" in some places in africa.

In the not so bad 3rd world countries... the culture sometimes looks at it as a TABOO to have any form of mental illness. So people just shut up and keep it to themselves and keep denying even if it is clear that they have it.

Depressed people in non-Western countries usually exhibit more of the physical symptoms (i.e. sleeplessness, fatigue) whereas Westerners experience more cognitive ones. Thought that was interesting when I came across it. I have no doubt that depression is also a prevalent problem outside the western world, though they may have differing definitions of what 'depression' exactly is.

WE hAVE SP/SA ALL OVER THE PLACE

I'm in ACCRA,GHANA(WESTAFRICA)

I've had SP since age 9(I'm now 26)

We have SP/SA all over the place.

Same symptoms we all know.

It is worse here.We have psychiatrist and psychologist just like you do in the West.

It looks like very little is known of SP in the rural 3rd World,but the situation is different in urban areas where people are more enlightened.

If we could gather proper data on SP in the 3rd world.The figure from the 3rd World would surpass that of the West.

Thanks

Think about it...

How ironic....i tell you why. All over the world we have people with mental illness . Depression and anxiety can't distinguish between rich or poor. True, in third world countries (and in wealthy countries with their own ghettos/welfare projects/skid rows) there is much to be anxious and sad about, such as true poverty, wars, high crime, drug addictions, abuse of political and police powers, corruption, diseases,lack of schooling. Then there are US, the people born into the better countries, where food and water are fairly clean and edible, food and shelter is attainable if you work for it, we have very good hospitals,schools,roads, stores....so much much more that i be here forever typing it to all of you. Yet, we are unhappy and dissatisfied. We live off a fast food diet, and spend our lives in a materialistic consumer driven society...spending more and more time with our cars, computers,music devices...always trying to make more money so that we can buy that next great thing that will make us happy.What is it then that would keep us happy? There are many people from 3rd world countries that went to america and europe, and after establishing themselves in society, they also become anxious and depressed in life (not all). We value money and materials more then anything else....and after we grow up bombarded by advertisements telling us that we will never be good enuff unless we buy their product, we believe in the bullshit as the truth. The person who doesnt chase money, but is content with having their basic needs met and who values love and companionship more then anything else, is the person who is happier. I'M DONE , PLACE YOUR NEGATIVE ARGUMENT DOWN BELOW. :lol:

kevd said:

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From what i can gather it seems depression and S.A. seem a lot worse in our western culture(speaking from uk).It does not seem as though it is a major problem in third world countries.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IS IT OUR LIFESTYLE /CULTURE?

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kevd, it's not that third world countries have less SP and depression suffering people, it's that they aren't informed as western country are.

For ex, I live in a 3rd world country, an eastern europe one, and some pshyatrist haven't even HEARD about social phobia :evil: And of course, there isn't even a SINGLE book, in any language, about this disorder.

It's not that we have enough problems that we don't have time to think about this problem, it's LACK OF INFORMATION.

As I read hundreds of articles and can recognize a sufferer quickly, I can tell you that they are the same procent here too, and they suffer at the same intensity, but they don't know that it has a name.

And to make a statistic, here they are from my school (including me), phobic and SA-ers:

1-4 grade: too young to remember
junior high: 3 out of 25
high school: 2 out of 23
college: 5 out of 70

So that means 2%-7%, like the book sais. :wink:

Ever heard of Maslow's hierachy of needs??
Western culture has the basic survival - food, shelter etc
Next comes social fulfilment... where social anxiety obviously becomes prevalent. Ofcourse it would exist world wide, but those in 3rd world countries unfortunately have more dire needs to attend to first. So no matter how much of a ****ty day we are having, there is always someone worse off. :/

For some reason it seems like people who reside in third world countries handle these kinds of things better than their western counterparts. Is this even true?

oh my god. you great people from the thirst world think are better even in the bad things. 'oh our depression is greater than yours'!!!!!!
did you ever got out from your contry, your state? i believe you never got out yor neighborhood.

renegade said:

kevd, it's not that third world countries have less SP and depression suffering people, it's that they aren't informed as western country are.

For ex, I live in a 3rd world country, an eastern europe one, and some pshyatrist haven't even HEARD about social phobia :evil: And of course, there isn't even a SINGLE book, in any language, about this disorder.

It's not that we have enough problems that we don't have time to think about this problem, it's LACK OF INFORMATION.

As I read hundreds of articles and can recognize a sufferer quickly, I can tell you that they are the same procent here too, and they suffer at the same intensity, but they don't know that it has a name.

And to make a statistic, here they are from my school (including me), phobic and SA-ers:

1-4 grade: too young to remember
junior high: 3 out of 25
high school: 2 out of 23
college: 5 out of 70

So that means 2%-7%, like the book sais. :wink:

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Is Romania really a third world country?

MotherWolff said:

For some reason it seems like people who reside in third world countries handle these kinds of things better than their western counterparts. Is this even true?

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No, it isn't. At all.