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Aliens and Alienists : Ethnic Minorities and Psychiatry
Overview
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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