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| 25% of Iranians suffer psychological disorders |
| 2003-12-03 |
| According to official figures one out of every five Iranians, suffers from a kind of psychological disease. That would be the 25% who are running the country. The secretary of Iranâs Association of Psychologists, Seyed Ahmad Jalili said: âWe estimate that 21 to 25 percent of the Iranian population is affected by psychological disorders with such symptoms as insomnia, a high pulse rate, excessive anger, intense headaches and stress.â Having the U.S. Army parked on your doorstep will do that. You might try loosening those turbans, could help with the headaches. âPhysical stress, âIt is worth noting that women who are part of a society where they enjoy a good social status, and whose rights are enshrined under the law are less vulnerable to such disorders.â he concluded. "Unfortunately for them, thatâs not going to happen here." |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #7 I would question the emphasis on women's psych disorders heavily. The rationales given don't seem to faze women elsewhere in the world today. However, they are **identical** to the rationales given in Victorian society for "hysteria" and other supposed psych disorders peculiar to women -- a rationale used to suppress, among other things, women's rights. As for high stress, insomnia, and anger, I might direct your search for causal factors towards the police state theocracy Iranians must live under... |
| Posted by: Catfish N. Cod 2003-12-3 10:08:19 PM |
| #6 ...is affected by psychological disorders with such symptoms as insomnia, a high pulse rate, excessive anger, intense headaches and stress.â Holy shit! I'm Iranian???!!! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-12-3 9:42:25 PM |
| #5 I thought a high pulse rate, excessive anger, intense headaches and stress were symptoms of being alive? |
| Posted by: Rawsnacks 2003-12-3 9:21:55 PM |
| #4 You also have to question their knowledge of higher mathematics (anything above adding and subtracting two-digit numbers - LOW two-digit numbers). One in five is 20%. One in four is 25%. They should say "One in FOUR" Iranians is a fruitcake. The other three are trying to escape the loonie assylum known as the Islamic Republic of Iran. Hell, even Afghanistan looks good from there! |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-12-3 4:59:32 PM |
| #3 It would be interesting to see the Iran Association of Psychologist equivalent of the DSM-V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition). It must be based upon Islamic principles, so it would be particularly |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-12-3 3:54:54 PM |
| #2 Need to double check WHO did the survey. Looks like a Fox/CNN poll to me lol |
| Posted by: Faisal 2003-12-3 3:47:08 PM |
| #1 This is certainly good news to those of us who thought they were all a bunch of f*cking psychopaths. |
| Posted by: BH 2003-12-3 3:30:40 PM |