| Description |
xx, 340 pages : illustrations, plans ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction to culture and psychopathology / Sussie Eshun and Regan A.R. Gurung -- Culture and mental health assessment / Bonnie A. Green -- Stress and mental health / Regan A.R. Gurung and Angela Roethel-Wendorf -- Managing job stress : cross-cultural variations in adjustment / Joseph P. Eshun and Kevin J. Kelley -- Chronic pain : cultural sensitivity to pain / Jyh-Hann Chang -- Placing the soul back into psychology : religion in the psychotherapy process / Paul E. Priester, Shiva Khalili, and Jose E. Luvathingal -- Psychotherapy in a culturally diverse world / Laura R. Johnson, Gilberte Bastien, and Michael J. Hirschel -- International perspectives on culture and mental health / P.S.D.V. Prasadarao -- Culture and mood disorders / Sussie Eshun and Toy Caldwell-Colbert -- Culture and anxiety disorders / Simon A. Rego -- Cultural factors in traumatic stress / Peter D. Yeomans and Evan M. Forman -- Culture and psychotic disorders / Kristin M. Vespia -- Culture and eating disorders / Megan A. Markey Hood, Jillon S. Vander Wal & Judith L. Gibbons -- Culture and suicide / David Lester |
| Summary |
"What is culture, and how does it influence perceptions about mental health? Culture and Mental Health examines the role of sociocultural issues on mental health, psychological disorders, and assessment. The book takes a critical look at the research pertaining to common psychological disorders such as depression and anxiety, presenting a refreshing new approach to understanding mental health."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Online access (table of contents) |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Cultural psychiatry.
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Mental Disorders -- psychology.
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Cross-Cultural Comparison.
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Mental Health.
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Mental Disorders -- ethnology.
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Psychotherapy -- methods.
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Cross-Cultural Comparison.
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Mental Disorders -- ethnology.
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Mental Disorders -- psychology.
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Mental Health.
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Psychotherapy -- methods.
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| Author |
Eshun, Sussie.
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Gurung, Regan A. R.
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ebrary, Inc.
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| LC no. |
2008028046 |
| ISBN |
1405169826 (paperback) |
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1405169834 (cased) |
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9781405169820 (paperback) |
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9781405169837 (cased) |
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