Aliens and Alienists : Ethnic Minorities and Psychiatry
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0415157250
ISBN-13
9780415157254
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 10th, 1997
Print length
368 Pages
Weight
476 grams
Dimensions
21.70 x 14.20 x 2.80 cms
Product Classification:
Social discrimination & inequalityEthnic studies
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Updated edition of this classic text, in which, through a series of case studies, the authors examine the links between racism, psychological ill health and inadequate treatment of ethnic minorities.
In this classic text the authors examine the links between racism, psychological ill health and inadequate treatment of ethnic minorities. Through a series of case studies they discuss:
* the psychological legacy of colonialism and slavery
* the racist bias in psychiatric and psychological theory
* diagnostic bias
* the role of religion in mental health or illness
* the value of anthropological and pschoanalytic insights.
The concluding chapter in this edition reviews the development of ''transcultural psychiatry'' and summarises changes in administration of the Mental Health Act.
* the psychological legacy of colonialism and slavery
* the racist bias in psychiatric and psychological theory
* diagnostic bias
* the role of religion in mental health or illness
* the value of anthropological and pschoanalytic insights.
The concluding chapter in this edition reviews the development of ''transcultural psychiatry'' and summarises changes in administration of the Mental Health Act.
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