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Mental illness has no stable meaning other than in relation to the society which it inhabits. The disorders are defined based whether they are serious enough to
by Bakary 4y ago
Mental illness has no stable meaning other than in relation to the society which it inhabits. The disorders are defined based whether they are serious enough to affect your ability to function in the target society.
- mikrl 4y agoI think it does depend but there is something approximating an absolute distinction. For example low functioning autism or severe schizophrenia would be debilitating in all but the most advanced societies. However, high functioning autism or mild schizotypal/schizoid disorders probably would not be debilitating unless the society had a low tolerance for eccentricity.