Major Depressive Disorder to a Batak Woman Due to Hapunuan Tradition: A Case Report

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10.2991/978-94-6463-966-7_27How to use a DOI?

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Major Depressive Disorder; Hapunuan; Batak

Abstract

Customs are strongly associated with mental health disorders. Hapunuan literally means extinct. In Batak culture, Hapunuan refers to a situation where a Batak woman is unable to give birth to a son who will continue the clan. So that the clan that is passed down through a son will become extinct. In everyday life, we often encounter the tradition of Hapunuan. Many Batak women were abandoned by their husbands because they could not give sons. So the women become depressed because of the burden and social pressure. This is related to the incidence of Major Depressive Disorder

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AU  - Ely Rahmayani Sirait
AU  - Elmeida Effendy
AU  - Mustafa Mahmud Amin
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/12/25
TI  - Major Depressive Disorder to a Batak Woman Due to Hapunuan Tradition: A Case Report
BT  - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Neuroscience, Neurology, and Psychiatry 2025 (ICONAP 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 186
EP  - 191
SN  - 2468-5739
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DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-966-7_27
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