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Zusatztext Praise for earlier edition: 'When with humility we are ready to use this excellent book! we will better apply our science toward improving the quality of life throughout the globe'Journal of the American Medical AssociationPraise for earlier edition: 'This book can be thoroughly recommended for its fresh perspective on medical transactions'The LancetPraise for earlier edition: 'It is clearly written and structured! a valuable source for current references! and easily accessible to the interested general reader or student of the field'Social Sciences in Health Informationen zum Autor Cecil G Helman, Professor of Medical Anthropology, Brunel University; Senior Lecturer, Dept of Primary Care and Population Sciences, UCL, London, UK Klappentext Using real-life examples and case histories and a highly readable, jargon-free style, this volume addresses the complex interactions between health, illness, and culture. Integrating these issues with the practice of healthcare, the book addresses current concerns about the multi-cultural context of caring for patients. This edition-in color for the first time-includes coverage of poverty and inequality of healthcare, genetics, telemedicine, migration medicine, HIV/AIDS, obesity and malnutrition, and developments in medical technology. A companion website features extensive additional material and printable clinical questionnaires. Zusammenfassung Addresses the complex interactions between health, illness and culture by setting out anthropological theory, and integrating this with the practice of healthcare using real-life examples and case histories. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the 5th Edition 1. Introduction: the scope of medical anthropology 2. The body: cultural definitions of anatomy and physiology 3. Diet and Nutrition 4. Caring and curing: the sectors of health care 5. Doctor-patient interactions 6. Gender and reproduction 7. Pain and culture 8. Culture and pharmacology: drugs, alcohol and tobacco 9. Ritual and the management of misfortune 10. Cross-cultural psychiatry 11. Cultural aspects of stress and suffering 12. Migration, globalization and health 13. Telemedicine and the Internet 14. New bodies, new selves: genetics and biotechnology 15. Cultural factors in epidemiology 16. The AIDS pandemic 17. Tropical diseases: malaria and leprosy 18. Medical anthropology and global health 19. New research methods in medical anthropology Appendix: Journals and websites Author index Subject index ...
