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Aliens and Alienists : Ethnic Minorities and Psychiatry

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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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  • ISBN-13: 9780415157254
  • ISBN-10: 0415157250
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Publish Date: April 1997
  • Dimensions: 8.54 x 6.38 x 1.13 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Page Count: 368

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