Aliens and Alienists Ethnic Minorities and Psychiatry By: Maurice Lipsedge; Roland Littlewood Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9780415157247, 0415157242 eText ISBN: 9781134728879, 1134728875 Edition: 3rd Pages: 368 Copyright year: 1997 Format: EPUB Available from $ 20.38 USD SKU 9781134728879R90 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. Additional ISBNs 9780415157247, 9780415157254, 0415157242, 0415157250, 9781280146572, 1280146575 Download eBook Free: https://ouo.io/FTHwR8H
