Aliens and Alienists
Ethnic Minorities and Psychiatry
3rd Edition
Published on 10. April 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-415-15725-4 (ISBN)
Description
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.
* 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.
Reviews / Votes
Comments from previous edition:'An important exploration of the cross-cultural currents, misunderstandings and plain prejudices that riddle psychiatry and this society as well.' - New Statesman
'Beautifully written, contextually rich and eloquent.' - Journal of Operational Psychiatry
'Essential reading.' - Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
'Essential reading for all mental health workers.' - New Forum
'Essential reading for psychiatric nurses.' - Nursing Mirror
'Sensitively written and easy to read.' - The Lancet
'Mandatory reading ...for everyone working in the health and social services.' - Anthony Clare, New Society
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Postgraduate, Professional, and Professional Practice & Development
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
660 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-15725-4 (9780415157254)
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Persons
Roland Littlewood is Professor of Anthropology and Psychiatry at University College London. Maurice Lipsedge is a Consultant Psychiatrist and Senior Lecturer at Guy's Hospital, London.
Content
1 Ethnic minorities and the psychiatrist 2 Medicine and racism 3 The question of black depression 4 Mental illness among immigrants to Britain 5 A digression on diagnosis 6 The price of adaptation 7 Sick societies 8 A prelude to insanity? 9 Normal and abnormal 10 The illness as a communication 11 Some conclusions 12 The development of 'transcultural psychiatry' in Britain 1982-96