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Aliens and Alienists: ethnic minorities and psychiatry
- Authors:
- LITTLEWOOD Roland, LIPSEDGE Maurice
- Publisher:
- Penguin
- Publication year:
- 1982
- Pagination:
- 278p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Harmondsworth
Aliens and alienists: ethnic minorities and psychiatry; a handbook for the caring professions. 2nd ed
- Authors:
- LITTLEWOOD Roland, LIPSEDGE Maurice
- Publisher:
- Unwin Hyman
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 351p., tables, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Assesses the psychological consequences of migration and prejudice for groups as diverse as West Indians, Turkish Cypriots and Hasidic Jews, concluding that mental illness can be a response to disadvantage and prejudice.
Aliens and alienists: ethnic minorities and psychiatry
- Authors:
- LITTLEWOOD Roland, LIPSEDGE Maurice
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 368p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Examines the link between racism, psychological ill health and inappropriate treatment of ethnic minorities. Discusses: the psychological legacy of colonialism and slavery; the racist bias in psychiatric and psychological theory; diagnostic bias; the role of religion in mental health and illness; and the value of anthropological and psychoanalytic insights.