Transcultural Psychiatry

In the 1980s, transcultural psychiatry was a developing field which was commanding increasing attention. Originally published in 1986, this book provides a review of many such aspects of transcultural psychiatry.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Contributors. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction John L. Cox 2. The Historical Development of Transcultural Psychiatry H.B.M. Murphy 3. The Epidemiology of Mental Illness Across Cultures Julian Leff 4. Russian Dolls and Chinese Boxes: An Anthropological Approach to the Implicit Models of Comparative Psychiatry Roland Littlewood 5. Migration and Mental Illness Philip H. Rack 6. Overseas Students and Expatriates: Sojourners or Settlers? John L. Cox 7. Psychiatric Services for Ethnic Minority Groups John Bavington and Abdul Majid 8. Depression in Ethnic Minorites Suman Fernando 9. Racism, Prejudice and Mental Illness Aggrey W. Burke 10. Ideology and Politics in Transcultural Psychiatry S.P. Sashidharan 11. The Mental Health Impact of British Cultural Traditions H.B.M. Murphy 12. Transcultural Social Work John Triseliotis 13. Culture and Psychiatric Nursing: Implications for Training Bryn D. Davis 14. Family Therapy Across Cultures Annie Lau 15. The ‘Culture-bound Syndromes’ of the Dominant Culture: Culture, Psychopathology and Biomedicine Roland Littlewood and Maurice Lipsedge 16. Chinese Psychiatry: Development and Characteristics Wen-Shing Tseng 17. Indian and Western Psychiatry: A Comparison A. Venkoba Rao 18. African and Western Psychiatry: A Comparison T. Asuni. Index.

Zusammenfassung

In the 1980s, transcultural psychiatry was a developing field which was commanding increasing attention. Originally published in 1986, this book provides a review of many such aspects of transcultural psychiatry.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: John L. Cox
• Mitarbeit: John L Cox (Herausgeber), John L. Cox (Herausgeber), Cox John L. (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781138330979
• ISBN: 978-1-138-33097-9
• Seiten: 352
• Serien: Routledge Library Editions: Psychiatry; Routledge Library Editions: Psychiatry
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Medizin > Nichtklinische Fächer; Sachbuch > Psychologie, Esoterik, Spiritualität, Anthroposophie > Psychologie: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General, Psychiatry, Psychotherapy