Mental health, race and culture / Suman Fernando ; consultant editor, Jo Campling.
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TextPublication details: Basingstoke : Palgrave, 2002.Edition: 2nd edDescription: ix, 246p. ; 22 cmISBN: - 9780333960264 (pbk.) :
- 0333960262
- Ethnopsychology
- Mental illness -- Social aspects
- Psychiatry, Transcultural
- Racism in psychology
- Minorities -- Mental health services
- Discrimination in mental health services
- Psychology
- Cultural studies
- Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies
- Illness & addiction: social aspects
- Psychological theory & schools of thought
- Psychiatry
- 616.89 FER
- RC455.4.E8 F468 2002
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Previous ed.: Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1991.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-232) and index.
Introduction: PART 1: THEORY AND TRADITION:- 1. Race, culture and racism:- Culture and race--Myths and realities of race--Racism--Summary--2. Mental health and mental disorder across cultures:- Health, illness and madness--Worldviews: idioms of expression--Coping with stress--Summary--3. Culture of psychiatry:- History--Diagnosis--Medical belief systems--Holism, mind and body--Conclusions--4. Racism in psychiatry and psychology:- Mind and mental illness--Psychological and intellectual differences--Post-war psychiatry and psychology--Diagnosis--Post-war social and cultural studies--Conclusions--PART II: PRACTICE AND INNOVATION:- 5. Psychiatry applied universally:- Racial bias--The Global scene: Psychiatric imperialism--Colour-blind, culture-blind psychiatry--Conclusions--6. Asian and African \'therapy\' for \'mental health problems\':- Asian approaches--African approaches--Cross-cultural collaboration--Conclusions--7. Technologies for mental health:- Psychiatric techniques--Herbal remedies--Acupuncture--Yoga--Japanese psychotherapies--Healing and liberation techniques--Conclusions--8. Mental Health for All:- Redefining mental illness--Restructuring mental health--Mental health promotion--Spirituality and mental health--Conclusions.
This second edition presents a critical account of Western psychiatry and psychology seen from a cross-cultural perspective that addresses ways in which ideas about race and racism continue to influence theory and practice in the field.