Towards an Anthropology of Psychology - Ethnographic Studies of Psychological Healthcare

Anthropology and psychology share a long history of rivalry, collaboration, and mutual disregard. This volume reconsiders psychology as a field of anthropological enquiry. In doing so, it takes an ethnographic approach to psychology, examining psychotherapeutic practices and models of mental health at the heart of 'psy'. Featuring ethnographic studies of psychological therapies, subjects, and professionals, the book also suggests what an anthropological voice can offer to improve psychological healthcare. At the cutting edge of ethnographic research, this book brings together studies from the Global North and Global South, showing how psychological realities shape our understandings of what it means to be human.

About the author

Rebecca Hutten is Associate Lecturer in Psychology and Social Sciences at The Open University. She was previously at the University of Sheffield as a Research Fellow in applied psychological therapies to work on the first national evaluation of IAPT primary care mental health services.

Product details

• Authors: Mikkel Kenni Hutten Bruun
• Assisted by: Mikkel Kenni Bruun (Editor), Rebecca Hutten (Editor)
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 15.09.2025
• EAN: 9781836951568
• ISBN: 978-1-83695-156-8
• No. of pages: 198
• Subjects: Guides; PSYCHOLOGY / General, Psychology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Medical Sociology, Anthropology (General); Medical Anthropology