Talk:Syndemic

Query
I really would query whether this article needs to be in the Disaster Management Portal. Also, the reference list is rather long and hard to navigate. Perhaps we should limit references to those discussed in the text. If people want to find a comprehensive reading list on syndemics they can always search for the term on Pubmed.Emble64 (talk) 12:44, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Removed Disaster Management template, agreeing with Emble64.--DThomsen8 (talk) 15:27, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

This is my first post as an editor so constructive critical responses to my question are welcomed.

I have often used Wikipedia articles to do research. I am puzzled by the few references to this relatively long article; if I were writing a paper, I would not use this one as there is little to support the claims made. This is particularly confusing given the first Query, which states "[T]he reference list is rather long and hard to navigate". Thoughts? Sedge65 (talk) 19:01, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

I welcome "syndemic" as a conceptual shift, much needed! In the work I do, it has occurred to me that sociological processes are akin to fractals: i.e., visualize a trajectory that is, say, initially a smooth curve (a design to move through a process from concept to a realized goal or outcome), but which then is "jogged" by an unanticipated event (could be an earthquake, could be as small as having an alcoholic supervisor projecting their distorted views on staff or family) which causes a "blip" (jog, block in momentum, to be inserted in the curve.) This, however introduced, becomes a factor within the dynamic of the original intended curve, that, if it thereafter reproduces itself, adds a distortion to the outcome-graph which, over iterations, continues to alter/modify the trajectory. This dynamic is easy to see, visually, in fractal illustrations that usually deal with geometric shapes (such as coastlines, shapes of mountains in geography, or lung cell formation in biology.) I've posited that this "geometry" can be charted as "blips" (causation-factors) altering outcomes in various sociological structures. "Smooth curve" dynamics can be posited, such as "mating and raising a family", or "forming cooperative interpersonal bonds to create and sustain a safe, successful tribe" (village, nation, world) are examples. "Blips" include violence, addiction, and/or erroneous beliefs within family dynamics, cultural privilege or oppression, economic status/opportunity, availability of resources--any measurable variable that impacts the "smooth curve" envisioned goal. "Blips" may be historical (and usually are) ideas or coping mechanisms internalized by members of these groups. In sociological figures (internal dynamics of people's goal & motives bouncing off of each other in, say, a workplace) the "smooth curve" of an intentional work-goal can be altered (helped or stymied) by the "blips" of interpersonal behaviors that are introduced. Thus the impacts of trauma (personal or societal) can potentially be tracked, estimated over generations, visually represented. This is, at a minimum, a helpful way to break out of conventional approaches to statistics in graphing change (growth or deterioration) within, say, family dynamics. Divergence in outcome across "sets" linked by demographics (such as poverty, prejudice) which may not be geographic, but, instead, imbedded in ideas such as self-deprecation, "triggered" aggression, assumption of "taking charge" or identification with an ideology. I've applied this conceptual paradigm to 12-Step program recovery materials to revise Bill W(ilson)'s "instincts out of balance" theory of addiction since 1984. 2602:306:CC66:3EF9:F8F8:7E14:667:5FB6 (talk) 20:33, 22 April 2021 (UTC)Kathleen S(urbaugh)

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Further reading section
The further reading section is ridiculously long. There are only 4 inline references as of today, this is a really poorly written article.--Wuerzele (talk) 09:58, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

I´ve moved 20 further reading refs inline. The further reading section is still ridiculously long. I will watch for a month at least and if nothing happens clear some of it out.--Wuerzele (talk) 19:20, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I quite agree. (And done a bit of trimming.) Part of the bloat is from the syndemic tie-in between AIDS and anything else. Of course an AIDS patient is more vulnerable to any sort of infection. That fact can be referenced in the text (with appropriate WLs and RS) and we will eliminate a good portion of the problem. – S. Rich (talk) 06:07, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

This section does not contribute to the main content of the article. It should be moved to a separate entry called "Syndemics: References". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ldberriz (talk • contribs) 11:50, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

citation
Mustanski et al. (2008:40) Citation needed.

There is no publication like this. According to his list of publications on Northwestern University in this year he had 4 publications in journals, the lowest page number was 95. https://www. feinberg. northwestern.edu/faculty-profiles/az/profile.html?xid=21899#publications

There are definitions, probably citations of the original text:

"comorbidity research tends to focus on the nosological issues of boundaries and overlap of diagnoses, while syndemic research focuses on communities experiencing co-occurring epidemics that additively increase negative health consequences"

https://enacademic. com/dic.nsf/enwiki/1274924/Syndemic https://europepmc. org/article/PMC/2219199#R22 http://self.gutenberg. org/articles/syndemic — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ha pe11 (talk • contribs) 15:03, 12 November 2020 (UTC)