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Anthropological Approaches to Psychological Medicine: Crossing Bridges

By John Cox , Vieda Skultans

Book information

Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Year
2000
ISBN
1853027081, 9781853027086
Open Library ID
OL8976953M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1092014 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
305\305
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Written predominantly for those working in the mental health services, this book aims to extend the theory and practice of psychiatry. The chapters explore the culture of psychiatry as well as seeking to reaffirm the importance of anthropology for understanding psychiatric practice and psychological disorders in both socio-historical and individual contexts. The development and use of psychiatric diagnostic categories, the nature of expressed emotion within cross-cultural contexts and the religious context of perceptions of pathological behaviour are all refracted through an anthropological perspective. The second part of this book focuses clinical applications.

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