Forensic Psychiatry, Race and Culture
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0415153220
ISBN-13
9780415153225
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 16th, 1998
Print length
308 Pages
Weight
560 grams
Product Classification:
Welfare & benefit systemsCrime & criminologyPsychiatryForensic medicine
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Through exploration of the history of psychiatry, current clinical issues and present public policy, this book traces the growth of a system in which non-conformity to the prevailing cultural norms, risks alienation and diagnosis of mental disorder.
Forensic psychiatry is the discipline which distinguishes the ''mad'' from the ''bad'', but are its values inherently racist? Why are individuals from non-Western backgrounds over-represented statistically in those diagnosed with schizophrenia and other serious illnesses? The authors argue that the values on which psychiatry is based are firmly rooted in ethnocentric Western culture, with profound implications for individual diagnosis and systems of care.
Through detailed exploration of the history of psychiatry, current clinical issues and present public policy, this powerful book traces the growth of a system in which non-conformity to the prevailing cultural norms risks alienation and diagnosis of mental disorder.
Through detailed exploration of the history of psychiatry, current clinical issues and present public policy, this powerful book traces the growth of a system in which non-conformity to the prevailing cultural norms risks alienation and diagnosis of mental disorder.
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