Mental Health, Race and Culture

Third Edition

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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This powerful text offers a unique analysis of the impact of race and culture on contemporary issues in mental health. Drawing on extensive international experience, Fernando challenges the traditional ideas that inform practice in clinical psychology and psychiatry in order to promote new and alternative ways of thinking. Covering both theoretical perspectives and practical implications, this insightful text discusses perceptions of ethnicity and identity, compares practices around the world and looks at racism in mental health services.This fully revised, expanded and updated edition of a seminal text offers students and practitioners alike a comprehensive and reliable study of both western and non-western psychiatry and mental health practices.New to this Edition:- Covers trauma and psychosocial support- Looks at the new discourses in mental health of recovery, spirituality and well-being- Examines the mental health of refugees- Refers to specific developments in low-income countries, including Asia and Africa

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2010-01-29
Mått155 x 235 x 14 mm
Vikt354 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor248
Upplaga3
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9780230212718

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SUMAN FERNANDO is Visiting Professor in the Department of Applied Social Sciences at London Metropolitan University, UK,and Senior Lecturer atthe European Centre for Migration and Social Care (MASC), University of Kent, UK.He was a consultant psychiatrist for over twenty years in the National Health Service and is involved in non-governmentalorganisations in the UK and abroad. He has written and lectured widely on mental health development.

Introduction PART 1: THEORY AND TRADITIONRace and Culture; Ethnicity and IdentityTraditional Approaches to Mental HealthBackground and Culture of PsychiatryRacism in PsychiatryChanging Discourse in Mental HealthTrauma and Post-traumatic Stress; Suffering and ViolencePART II: PRACTICE AND INNOVATIONApplication of Psychiatry: Bias and ImperialismAsian and African 'Therapy' for Mental HealthMental Health in Low and Middle Income CountriesMental Health of Refugees in High Income CountriesProspects for Plurality in Therapies for Mental Health Mental Health for All