Textbook of Cultural Psychiatry (Paperback)

Dinesh Bhugra

ISBN 10: 1316628507 / ISBN 13: 9781316628508

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2018

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Paperback. Cultural psychiatry deals with the impact of culture on causation, perpetuation and treatment of patients suffering with mental illness. The role of culture in mental illness is increasingly being recognised, and the misconceptions that can occur as a result of cultural differences can lead to misdiagnoses, under or over-diagnosis. This second edition of the Textbook of Cultural Psychiatry has been completely updated with additional new chapters on globalisation and mental health, social media and tele-psychiatry. Written by world-leading experts in the field, this new edition provides a framework for the provision of mental health care in an increasingly globalised world. The first edition of the Textbook of Cultural Psychiatry was commended in the BMA Book Awards in 2008 and was the recipient of the 2012 Creative Scholarship Award from the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture. Cultural psychiatry deals with the impact of culture on causation, perpetuation and treatment of patients suffering with mental illness. This comprehensive text observes the role of culture in mental illness and the misconceptions and misdiagnoses that can occur as a result of differing cultural backgrounds and understandings. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Textbook of Cultural Psychiatry (Paperback)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1316628507
• ISBN 13: 9781316628508
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Cultural psychiatry deals with the impact of culture on causation, perpetuation and treatment of patients suffering with mental illness. The role of culture in mental illness is increasingly being recognised, and the misconceptions that can occur as a result of cultural differences can lead to misdiagnoses, under or over-diagnosis. This second edition of the Textbook of Cultural Psychiatry has been completely updated with additional new chapters on globalisation and mental health, social media and tele-psychiatry. Written by world-leading experts in the field, this new edition provides a framework for the provision of mental health care in an increasingly globalised world. The first edition of the Textbook of Cultural Psychiatry was commended in the BMA Book Awards in 2008 and was the recipient of the 2012 Creative Scholarship Award from the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture.

About the Authors

Dinesh Bhugra is the Emeritus Professor of Mental Health and Cultural Diversity at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King's College London, and the President of the World Psychiatric Association from 2014 to 2017. He became President-Elect of the British Medical Association in 2017.

Kamaldeep Bhui is Professor of Cultural Psychiatry and Epidemiology and Head at the Centre for Psychiatry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London; Hon. Consultant Psychiatrist, East London Foundation Trust. He is a Trustee at Careif, an international mental charity.