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People from different regions of this earth communicate in different languages, feel they belong to different religions, follow different norms and values, follow different habits, practices, rituals, simply: live their lives in diverse ways. Homo Sapiens, even if genetically largely consistent, is a socially and culturally dependent being. The macroscopic basic structure of the brain is the same in all humans.
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According to F. Hickling and G. Walcott’s own statements, this is the only population study on “personality disorders” in the English-speaking region of the Caribbean (as of 2013). “To identify the prevalence and correlates of personality disorder in a representative sample of the Jamaican population using the Jamaica Personality Disorder Inventory (JPDI). A four-stage stratified random sampling method was used to obtain a representative population sample consisting of 1506 Jamaicans, M:F = 727 (48.3%):779 (51.7%), ages 18–64 years. A demographic questionnaire and the JPDI were administered to all participants. Two-fifths of the population (41.4%) scored above the scale’s cut-point indicating a diagnosis of personality disorder with the level of severity ranging from mild to severe. Persons with personality disorder were significantly more likely to be single (63%), male (60%), between the ages 18 and 44 years (77%) and of a lower socio-economic status (65%) (p < 0.50 to p < 0.001). Conclusion:[…] This suggests a high risk of behavioral dysfunction in the Jamaican population, having significant implications in light of the country’s high rate of crime and violence. The findings highlight the need to develop effective and targeted prevention and intervention measures.” (Hickling and Walcott 2013, o.A.)
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This study was conducted by the Ministry of Health and Wellness with a sample of 1. 491 adolescents. U-Report, 2019, www.jamaica.ureport.in/v2/opinion/1099/
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CAPRI, “Fix the Village”
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Faulhaber, J. (2022). Mental Health and Emotion. In: Insecure Masculinity. BestMasters. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-39590-2_5
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