[Ads-l] For the no-word-for-X files

[victor steinbok]

A BBC article on struggles with access to mental health care in South Asian
community in the UK.

http://goo.gl/elJV3n

"There is no word for depression in South Asian languages," he says. "The
identified causes are usually [put down to] 'life's ups and downs'.
"So, people say 'what has it got to do with a doctor?'"

VS-)

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