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Author Ramsay, Guy

Title Mental Illness and Family Care-Giving in China
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (161 pages)
Series Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) East Asian Series
Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) East Asian Series
Contents Mental Illness, Dementia and Family in China; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Life stories of people with a mental illness; 3 Life stories of family caregiving in mental illness; 4 Filmic stories of people with a mental illness; 5 Life stories of family caregiving in dementia; 6 Filmic stories of family caregiving in dementia; 7 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index
Summary With rapid economic progress and increasing life expectancy in East Asian societies, more attention is being paid by their governments, the media and the academy to mental illness and dementia. While clinical research on mental illness and dementia in Chinese societies acknowledges the importance of culture in shaping people's experiences of these illnesses, how Chinese culture shapes people's understandings of and responses to mental illness and dementia has yet to be interrogated to any depth. Mental Illness, Dementia and Family in China breaks new ground in exploring how Ch
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Subject Mental health policy -- China
Mental health services -- China
Mentally ill -- Family relationships -- China
Mental health policy
Mental health services
Mentally ill -- Family relationships
China
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781135094591
1135094594