Mental health, race and culture
- Author:
- FERNANDO Suman
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 232p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
This fully revised, expanded and updated edition describes and analyses mental health theory, practice, tradition and innovation around the world. Part 1 covers theory and tradition, including discussion of perceptions of ethnicity and identity, and the problem of racism in psychiatry. Part 2 covers practice and innovation, including Asian and African therapy for mental health, and mental health in low and middle income countries. The book offers a unique analysis of the impact of race and culture on contemporary issues in mental health, challenging the traditional ideas that inform practice in clinical psychology and psychiatry. Topics new to this 3rd edition include: trauma and psychosocial support; the new discourses in mental health of recovery, spirituality and well-being; the mental health of refugees; and specific developments in low-income countries, including Asia and Africa. The book is likely to be of interest to both students and practitioners.
- Subject terms:
- mental health, mental health problems, mental health services, psychiatry, racism, refugees, black and minority ethnic people, cultural identity;
- ISBN print:
- 978 0 230 21271 8