What's Behind The Symptom? : On Psychiatric Observation and Anthropological Understanding
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
9057026120
ISBN-13
9789057026126
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 6th, 2000
Print length
296 Pages
Weight
673 grams
Product Classification:
AnthropologyPsychology
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This book addresses the traditional perception of symptoms and whether they are physical signs of illness or symbolic and cultural forms of expression, by examining contemporary psychiatric knowledge, medical anthropology, psychiatry and psychology.
This book addresses the traditional perception of symptoms and whether they are physical signs of illness or symbolic and cultural forms of expression. The research presented here examines contemporary psychiatric knowledge, medical anthropology, and the fields of psychiatry/psychology to find answers regarding the interpretation of symptoms. This book also offers critical analyses of Freud, Kraepelin, Foucault, Barthes and Peirce, among others, as part of its critical framework.
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