Aliens and Alienists : Ethnic Minorities and Psychiatry

Name: Aliens and Alienists
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
SKU: 9780415157254
Price: 7350 KES
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ISBN: 9780415157254

by Maurice Lipsedge , Roland Littlewood

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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 and social justice Ethnic studies / Ethnicity Social discrimination & inequality Ethnic 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.

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