Aliens and Alienists

Aliens and Alienists
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 372
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ISBN-10 : 9781134728879
ISBN-13 : 1134728875
Rating : 4/5 (875 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Aliens and Alienists by : Maurice Lipsedge

Download or read book Aliens and Alienists written by Maurice Lipsedge and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-07-20 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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