When patients in Thailand use a combination of ritual, magic, and modern scientific medicine to treat an illness, they are enacting __________.

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Therapeutic pluralism refers to the use of multiple forms of medical treatment, which includes a combination of traditional, spiritual, and modern scientific medicine. Polymedicalism refers specifically to the use of multiple forms of traditional medicine. Culture-specific disorders refer to illnesses that are recognized only within a particular culture or society. The multiple treatment scenario is a vague term that does not specifically describe this situation.

When Patients in Thailand Use a Combination of Ritual, Magic